Trust and psychological safety are a tight rope...

The concepts of trust (truth and reliability between individuals) and psychological safety (freedom to share opinions and ideas within a team) seem to be everywhere right now. Everyone wants to be nice to their team mates right? But if we are too nice, we might not say what needs to be said, contribute ideas, disagree with consensus and hold each other to account. The result is a happy team that doesn't deliver their potential. Strong trust and psychological safety build the tight rope between delivery and kindness.

If you would like to know more about trust and psychological safety, please get in touch (btw, no elephants were harmed in the creation of this graphic).

#psychologicalsafety #trust#accountability#teamcoaching

Learning… my happy place!

More than half way through a Team Coaching Senior Practitioner course, and very proud to be learning from the best on the globe in this field Prof David Clutterbuck Tammy Turner, MCC, Master EIA and ITCA, GISA Craig McKenzie.

In addition to learning a lot and keeping very good company, I am also applying/practicing my strengths of: curiosity, holistic thinking, intellect and creativity. It’s so exciting and satisfying at the same time. Call me crazy but, I'm in my happy place!

However, I know hard core learning is not for everyone. If you would like to find out more about how you can tap into your happy place at work, or you would like to know more about team coaching, please get in touch. I would love to chat.

#learning#happyplace#teamcoaching#selfactualization

Are silos all bad?

Siloed ways of working evoke negative connotations, but are they always a bad thing? Had an interesting conversation about this with one of my favourite teams at Auckland Transport recently. For them it’s not about breaking silo’s down, it’s about building connections/bridges, and making those connections explicit to all stakeholders. Having a common goal and integrated planning will support this.

Thanks for the insightful conversation team, I learnt a lot from you: Christian Messelyn, Alitta Meijer, Ian Howell, John Nottage, Donald Green, Alan Peddie, Isabelle Adams, Damian Flynn.

If you would like to understand how to work with silo's in your team, please get in touch.

#silosnotallbad#teamcoaching#teamdevelopment