by Ollie Phillips | 12 Oct, 2021 | News & Blog
How do you feel about your sense of belonging at work? Do you feel like you’re a member of a group? Is a lack of belonging affecting your health? When we don’t belong, we feel guilty, rejected, anxious, depressed, angry, alone, jealous and isolated. We are more...
by Ollie Phillips | 1 Jun, 2021 | News & Blog
Do you know what your strengths are? What about the people in your team? Are you aware of how playing to our strengths influences your performance? Although many studies have shown the benefits of focusing on people’s strengths, we still live in a ‘weaknesses focused’...
by Ollie Phillips | 17 May, 2021 | News & Blog
Does your team feel engaged? Are they delivering within their roles? Are they interacting with their teammates? Just because things are “going back to some kind of normality”, we shouldn’t assume that people feel safe, engaged or happy. Studies show that “More than...
by Ollie Phillips | 6 Apr, 2021 | News & Blog
Written by Jeff Wellstead, Founder & CEO of Big Bear Partners, Ltd. When one of my peers bought Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, for me, my first thought wasn’t a positive one. I immediately thought: “Gee, thanks…What I always wanted, a...
by Ollie Phillips | 8 Mar, 2021 | News & Blog
What makes a great leader? What’s their most important job? A leader, by definition, is a person who leads and influences a group of people. So, the most important focus for a leader should be the PEOPLE in their team(s). Sometimes this can be easily forgotten, even...