I have worked in, and with, the pharmaceutical industry for over 40 years, 30 years as a full-time employee and now 11 as an external...

There’s disgruntlement in the team. A new directive or strategy hasn’t been well received and whilst no one has openly voiced concerns,...

I was looking through my late father’s photo album and I came across the photograph from his time being trained by the US Navy at...

As has been discussed often by me and other team coaches, ensuring that teams review their progress is essential. The team needs to...

I am just back from a week’s break in Portugal’s Algarve and blessed with good weather and great beaches to walk along, it was a real...

There's a lot of talk (and thankfully work) going on about resilience and ensuring organisations are capable of enhancing and sustaining...

2023 is the Year of the Resilient Team. Put in place the following 5 actions and you can not only get your team off to a 'flyer' in 2023...

An early edition of my 'The Successful Team Manager' newsletter highlighted the importance of team charters in enabling teams to...

Well-being is a huge and vitally important aspect of team and individual performance that, I am glad to say, is starting to be seriously...

When I ask managers what are their key needs as regards team development, inevitably what is highlighted is the need for conflict...

It is now well established that creating 'psychological safety' in teams is an absolute must if you are to ensure that your team is gong...

Cross functional teamworking is not new as many industries have been working in this fashion for many years. For industries like...

The term resilience has certainly more recently come to the fore in the Organisational Development and HR departments of organisations...

Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) in organisations have a powerful and influential role to play if the organisation is going to achieve its...

If you ensure , as a team, you are working on the 10 Elements, the resilience and performance of your team will grow substantially!...

I have been working in and with teams for over 40 years. I have been a team member, a team manager and a team coach to many teams across...

I often get asked why I became a coach and why I am so passionate about resilience. My story is a personal one, and one I am always happy...

This week sees the launch of my and Emma Hossack’s ‘Resilient PARTNERS’ Team Development Programme, a programme that will develop both...

A number of years ago when I was a Sales Manager in the UK & Ireland Pharmaceutical Industry I gained an appointment with the new General...

There's a lot written about self managed teams so I have deliberately kept this blog short just to get you thinking about whether self...