by peteragnew | Feb 28, 2015 | Behavioural Style, Uncategorised
Are you a one-dimensional leader? Do you focus solely on your natural strengths and delegate anything you either dislike, or that is outside your comfort zone? Everyone has a psychological comfort zone to which they gravitate, particularly in challenging...
by peteragnew | Jan 20, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Uncategorised
This is personal! Why? Because I have been in roles where I have stopped growing..I’ve just stayed in the role for a year too long or I’ve waited for that next big opportunity to come along to challenge and excite me. Usually I’ve been underwhelmed when it hasn’t and...
by peteragnew | Nov 10, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorised
Do you work for a not so great leader? I’ve been privileged to work for some great leaders. I’ve also worked for some not so great leaders. The best thing is I’ve learnt a lot from both. I recently read the best-selling biography of Steve Jobs by Walter...
by peteragnew | Aug 28, 2014 | Employee Engagement, Uncategorised
Thank goodness it’s Monday I was recently conducting a workshop with a group of executives, focussing on strategies to develop a positive culture. I asked the question; how would you measure a highly engaged team? One of the executives said, “I’d love our team to come...
by peteragnew | Nov 28, 2013 | Leadership, Uncategorised
In any given day you can hear leaders in organisations around the country saying things like “that won’t work in our culture” or making excuses such as “Don’t worry about it, that’s just the culture in this place”. Culture is thought to be too big to ignore, too tough...