Cultivating Cultural Competence: A Strategic Imperative for Stronger Organisations In my years working in organisational psychology, I’ve seen first hand how cultural competence becomes a defining capability for thriving teams and organisations. When leaders and teams deepen their understanding and skills around culture, they unlock more innovation, psychological safety, inclusivity, and sustainable performance. Below, I summarise and expand on key insights from […]
Your Team Can Be the Calm in the Storm Every leader I talk to right now says the same thing: “I’m overwhelmed.” And no wonder. AI disruption. Relentless cost pressures. Market volatility. Hybrid work dysfunction. Global uncertainty. Leading in 2025 is like standing in a cyclone. The mistake leaders make is thinking they can “wait […]
Podcast Episode 73: The Animals in Projectland with Dawn Mahan What do gazelles, dolphins, and lions have to do with project management? A whole lot, according to this week’s insightful guest on Geared for Growth—Dawn Mahan, PMP. In Episode 73, host Josephine Palermo dives into a lively and eye-opening conversation with Dawn, a globally recognised […]
In today’s fast-paced business environment, leaders need to be able to think both strategically and operationally. They must keep up with the latest trends and developments, whilst also managing the day-to-day demands of the business. This is what is known as ambidextrous leadership. Ambidextrous leaders are able to balance two seemingly opposing forces: exploration and […]
The Global Leadership Forecast to report series is the longest-running global study of leadership, conducted by DDI. The 2023 forecast surveyed 13,695 leaders from 1,556 organisations. This data reveals a fragile workforce that is struggling to trust their leaders and recognizes the need for new skills in order to succeed. There are many results […]
Today while facilitating a large meeting, I actually got people to focus and be present in the room. This has been a real challenge for me and others in our new virtual meeting world. Sometimes it’s even a challenge to ask people to keep their camera on! Make a Different Decision Today I did this […]
I had the idea for this blog because of an article I saw recently on the Atlassian website. It tried to answer the question, “how do you build a kick-ass agile team”. Which is a great question. We would all benefit from knowing how to lead a team to greatness and how to know whether […]
We don’t need human resources! Structure is the death of good culture! I’m hearing this a lot lately. Particularly from organisations in start-up stages in the tech space. Whilst these organisations are in the early stages of their evolution, they already have a large number of staff (around 250 or over) and they do care […]
Transitioning to Hybrid Working is not about going back to normal. 2020 was the year the world went remote. Work from home became a daily norm. Two years later, we now see world economies easing into the new normal. However workplaces are anything but ‘back to normal’. Employers want to re-establish normality and employees want […]
How Do You Foster A Culture Of Innovation In A Large Company? Innovation is not an end state, rather, it is a tool to bring your organisation towards the achievement of its goals. Innovation starts with a needs analysis, a careful look at your current position or reality, and an honest evaluation of the cost […]
