Bring out powerful stories with jumpstart storytelling
Shared stories lift people’s enthusiasm, motivation and capability for their shared purpose. Jumpstart storytelling is a simple but effective way to bring out […]
Category: Culture
A fun and inclusive team-forming process for hackathons
I recently facilitated the team-forming process for GovHack 2017 in Wellington. I have facilitated team-forming for three GovHack events and for other […]
Creating constructive relationships between cultural subgroups
Innovation thrives on creative tension, but conflict can equally destroy productivity and make life miserable. The different perspectives that people bring to […]
Assess your organisation’s culture and strategy
For an organisation to reach its full potential, its culture and strategy need to be aligned. The first step in a process to develop culture […]
Culture and strategy eat breakfast together
I am sure you have heard the phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Its worthy intention is to remind us that a […]
A customer-centric approach to founder-alignment
One of the main causes of team failure is team members with misaligned goals. If the co-founders or team members want similar […]
Forget about engagement. Think about participation.
Recently I noticed myself using the word “engage” a lot. I was engaging this person and those people. I even thought maybe […]
Collaboration is voluntary
Perhaps you know the old joke: How many social workers does it take to change a lightbulb? One, but only if the […]
Interview with me on the Access Granted podcast
Here is an interview with me from May 06, 2015, in which I discuss building trust and strategy-making with the splendid Mike […]
Transparency begins with listening
Transparency is an important part of open government, governance of any organisation, leadership and interpersonal relationships.