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Recently, Tracy had a realisation. Tracy and Maria have commenced a new leadership program for aspiring leaders within what was then the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) (now the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)). We love developing and delivering leadership programs, but the launch of this program is extra special. This is the organisation…

This is what a leader shared with us recently. When we asked what they observed, they said there’s a lack of challenging of ideas and a lack of constructive debate and spirited conversation. And when we asked about the impact… ‘We aren’t utilising the experience in this team. We are not making good decisions because…

How about your team? Do they have constructive conflict? This 12-minute TED Talk, ‘Dare to Disagree’ by Margaret Heffernan, shines a positive light on conflict. We often see teams that are afraid of conflict…and this can be a reason for the existence of artificial harmony. They just don’t think they know how to ‘do’ conflict…

It is no secret that we meet teams that have trouble working together and therefore have difficulty achieving their goals. There are a number of reasons why teams don’t work well: poor leadership a lack of clear goals a lack of accountability a lack of follow-through poor relationships, and unfortunately having the wrong people /…

Investigate rather than interrogate. This is Tracy’s third tip in a recent series on LinkedIn to support middle leaders to ‘step up’ in their role of leading change. As the senior leader, once you have shared the WHY of the change with your middle leaders, it’s important to determine if they support the change. Take…

That’s a common problem we hear often when working with teams. And the impact is connected to the team not achieving results. But what does it mean?! For us…poor communication can encompass a number of different issues. It could mean: • People don’t know what’s going on around here • There is confusion about what…

This is a great listen from the Coaching Real Leaders Podcast by host Muriel Wilkins. The episode is a real live coaching session where Muriel coaches a leader heading toward the apex of her career and who wants to play a more strategic role in her company because she feels that’s where her strengths lie….

Are you providing learning and development opportunities for them? This could be one-on-one coaching, webinars or change leadership programs. Often the response we receive to that question is ‘not much at all.’ Narelle D’Amico from Bundaberg Regional Council, wanted to support her leaders to lead the implementation of a new system – a big change…

This is a challenge we hear from CEOs and senior leaders. Maybe you have a similar challenge? We feel for middle leaders as they have a tough job in the change process. They often aren’t involved in developing and designing ‘the change’ but as a part of their role, they are required to implement it.’…

Are you embarking on a change within your organisation in the coming months? Are you looking to explore the change and how this will become a project that will make a difference for your organisation? To support this change project, are you looking to ensure you have alignment between your senior leaders? Well…. our Discovery…