The Imposter Syndrome: A Confidence Barrier

Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist even in face of information to the contrary.  It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence. It is basically feeling that you...

Making Better Decisions as a Team

Groups/teams are constantly making decisions.  What are they about?  How are they made?  Does everyone have a say or do only a few people express opinions?  Is silence taken for agreement?  Are issues discussed so that a consensus is reached...

Distributed Leadership

One of the biggest challenges for any organisation is how it ensures its team members demonstrate that it values learning and innovation! How can leaders demonstrate the value of ‘failing safely to learn quickly’ across its organisation by problem solving current...

Characteristics of an effective team

As a manager and leader, part of your role is to create and support the development of effective teams. Studies on how teams function have identified the following important characteristics that make an effective team (Robbins, Bergmann, Stagg & Coulter, 2009,...

Building High Performing Teams

‘The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.’ (Kenneth Blanchard, author and expert on leadership development and management) The biggest difference between leaders and managers is that leaders inspire people who work with them. Leaders have...