Do you have naughty tendencies?

It’s only 135 days until Christmas - not much time to sort that out! 

Santa’s not well known for aligning his approach with contemporary psychology and neuroscience – but it seems he’s on to something!

What if Santa only focused on the naughty list, ignoring the nice list – because those children are fine as they are aren’t they?

Yet this is exactly what most organisations do. 

There is plenty of evidence that focusing on “nice” is a good investment. Despite this, most organisations focus on the “naughty”, investing in development where there is a problem to fix – someone is struggling, underperforming, or there is conflict. Leaving effective areas to manage on their own.

The same principle applies to teams. The development budget goes to the “naughty” ones – they ones that don’t play together nicely. 

Lets’ flip it! Let’s take a more balanced approach - investing in average, well performing and high potential teams too, giving them an opportunity to shine even more. And that shine rubs off on the rest of the organisation.

Find out more in the short article attached or get in touch. I’d love to talk more about your “naughty” tendencies!

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Coaches + Waiheke + mid-winter + sun = connection + reflection + fun!

+ good food

+ a few drinks

+ walks

+ nature

+ chatting

+ laughing

+ naps

Thanks so much to my coach peer learning group Rebekah Fraser, Professional Certified Coach (ICF), Alyson Keller (PCC, ICF), Nicky Benson, Helene Deschamps PCC, Carolyn Aukafolau (and Sabine Hillebrandt - we missed you) for a great Waiheke retreat. 

I’ve been lucky to be part of this group for more than 10 years. That’s a whole decade of shared learning, growth, and trust. Although group members have changed - people come and go as circumstance change – it feels like past members are constantly with us too. 

It’s a powerful reminder of why community and connection are so important - no matter what we do or what our interests are.

Grateful for the space we create together. 🩷 

Grateful for our connection and community. 🩷

🍏 The proof is in the pudding (or apple pie)!

How do you know if your investment in team coaching has added value? 

The proof is in the pudding!

You’ll notice:

·      Higher quality work and outcomes

·      Positive feedback from stakeholders

·      More confident and capable leadership

·      Increased team engagement scores

You might also notice an improvement in other areas the team works with – once the apple pie is baking, the whole kitchen smells better!

Want the recipe? Well, it differs, for each team and their unique circumstances so the recipe is never the same twice. But, I’ve pulled together case studies of real clients I’ve worked with as examples of what the mixture might look like. Go to the case studies section of my website: www.growtobe.co.nz.

And get in touch if you’d like to know more. I’d love to share my baking tips.

 🪴 Growing leaders & teams

 🪴 Sowing seeds of insight & inspiration