Power of the odd one out

When I saw this bunch of tulips I just had to get them. A yellow bulb had somehow become mixed in with the red, grown along with the red, been picked, packed, auctioned and put up for sale with it’s red pals.

There’s always one or two yellow tulips in a team. The ones who differ from the others. The ones that haven't been removed by "quality control". The ones who stand out. Sometimes they are extremely vocal, sometimes silent, but take notice! It’s those differences that bring debate, robust decision making, and value to a team. Afterall, I was attracted to the difference in this bunch!

If you would like to value of differences more in your team, please get in touch. Team Coaching can help!

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I’ve gone bush!

Hiding from the world this week as I work through the final proof my book. The next time I see it, it will be an actual physical book! This week I have no distractions, no electricity, no TV, no internet… just the sounds of nature, birds, cows, sheep, a babbling creek, and gun shots (it’s duck hunting season).

Wish me luck… more info to come on the book soon… in the meantime you can pre-order from: Routledge, Booktopia or Amazon (yes Amazon :-))

Nature v nurture

Had an interesting discussion last week (thanks Ruth Elliott) that really got me thinking. The classic debate around how much personality is genetic and how much is environmental. In my case we decided my Kiwi accent wasn't able to mask 100% German genes :-).

I've been thinking about how this applies to teams too. How much of a team's personality is part of their DNA and how much reflects their environment - what situational/systemic factors shape who they are and how they behave? And what would happen if the situation/system were different? A beneficial conversation for a team!

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If you or your team would like support having that conversation, please get in touch.