Posts by Barry
Why slowing down can speed you up
Why slowing down can speed you up Xmas is the perfect time of the year for reflection. Before you pack up and head off to enjoy your Xmas break, take 5 minutes to consider what you’ve learnt this year and how it’s helped you to grow both professionally and personally. Write it down, share it…
Read MoreLoved this quote…
The compelling ROI of the ‘I’ to ‘We’ shift of great teams Loved this quote by entrepreneurial business leader Jean-Francois Bouchard, founder and chief executive of Sid Lee in Saturday’s Herald which so succinctly sums up the compelling ROI of the ‘I’ to ‘We’ shift of great teams. [ Return to QLead ] Jill ArkellAssociate…
Read MoreWhy having a laugh is a sign of a healthy team
Why having a laugh is a sign of a healthy team In great teams, connection is everything. It’s the source of trust, the foundation of productive conflict and the energy that fuels discretionary effort. One way to check in on connection in your team is by how often you share a laugh. Connected teams laugh…
Read MoreBuilding High Performing Teams – Teams That Trust
Building High Performing Teams – Teams That Trust When I set out the write this series of blog’s relating to the formation of high performing teams I set myself a goal of writing a blog post each month for 6 months. Now, fast forward 4 months and I have written and posted 3 blogs. For…
Read MoreDear boss, you’re sacked
Dear boss, you’re sacked! Never get one of these! This letter to the partner of an accounting firm is so typical of what goes on in the professional service and other service based professions. It’s stuff we see every day. It’s stuff we help our clients deal with – especially when they want to change…
Read MoreBlowing our own trumpet
It’s time to blow our own trumpet (just a little) We have received confirmation that AltusQ has received a European Quality Award for another of our coach training courses. To quote from the EQA Report: The AltusQ Coaching Foundations Certificate Programme has been skilfully designed to meet the EMCC Foundation Level standards. A broad range of…
Read MoreWhat this horse taught us about failure
What this horse taught us about failure Ever heard the expression “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink”? Well, try taking away the lead and I’m not sure you’ll even make it to the water. This is a real photo taken from our AltusQ coach conference last week. The…
Read MoreNavigating beyond the uncertainty
Navigating beyond the uncertainty No one made a successful business by treating it like a part-time job. Running any business is a full time, all-consuming thing. When it is your business, that you have pain stakingly built from the ground up over many years, then everywhere you look, you see your work. You remember hiring…
Read MoreBuilding High Performing Teams – Trust Yourself First
Building High Performing Teams – Trust Yourself First Early on in my own leadership development journey I was asked “how do you build trust?”. This simple reflective question had me stumped. I really couldn’t articulate it, I mean Trust is a feeling, right? I had established and maintained trusting relationships, not only at work but…
Read More10 leadership lessons from failure
10 leadership lessons from failure Learning from failure is a concept that many organisations embrace yet few in reality seem to really know how to do. As coaches, we are increasingly experiencing organisations that talk openly about their desire to build a culture where risks are taken and innovation thrives, yet in most the status…
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