This blog post explores how to guide teams through transitions with confidence, using a six-step approach to help build trust, navigate change, and align with broader goals. It highlights the importance of understanding the emotional journey of change. Practical advice, including the use of team norms and celebrating milestones, ensures teams can successfully manage change and emerge stronger, no matter what challenges lie ahead.

Learn how leadership for innovation differs from traditional approaches. Discover how fostering diversity, embracing conflict, and navigating uncertainty can unlock your organisation's creative potential.

Team culture is shaped by the small, shared rituals that foster connection and trust. From fun traditions like 'agile dances' to mindful well-being practices, this blog explores how rituals can strengthen your team’s bond, boost creativity, and support work-life balance—especially in a hybrid work world.

In a world where we’re constantly broadcasting our views, true conversations are rarer than we think. This post explores the importance of active listening in the workplace and how leaders can create an environment encouraging two-way dialogue to solve complex problems like mental health, diversity, and sustainability.

Explore how the stories we create shape our perceptions, especially in leadership and team dynamics. Learn how understanding these narratives can help leaders uncover hidden challenges, improve team communication, and foster a culture of collaboration and growth.

Building a successful change network starts with choosing the right people. Instead of relying on top-down assignments, identify informal influencers who can drive transformation organically. By carefully selecting change agents, providing clear direction, and fostering open communication, you can create a network that fuels sustainable change across your organisation.

In this second of a two-part post on champions, we explain how identities can positively influence change by using different formats of change networks. Whether it’s leader-sponsored initiatives, dedicated change teams, or grassroots influencers, each approach serves a distinct purpose.

Teams today are tasked with solving complex, uncertain problems, but traditional consensus-based decision-making can be limiting. Instead of aiming for a single ‘right’ answer, a new approach—Safe to Try decision making—gives teams the autonomy to experiment with solutions and learn as they go. By using the consent process, teams can embrace diversity of thought, build trust, and make decisions faster, without the need for unanimous agreement.

Discover how empowering teams and fostering psychological safety can unlock creativity, drive innovation, and lead to better outcomes in the workplace.

Psychological safety is the foundation of strong, innovative teams. By creating an environment where team members feel safe to share ideas, make mistakes, and learn, leaders foster collaboration and creativity. Here are 12 practical ways to cultivate psychological safety, from setting clear goals to listening and embracing mistakes, ensuring your team thrives and innovates.

Discover how the collaborative, hive-like structure of bee colonies can inspire more effective teamwork and innovation in your organisation. Learn the importance of group identity, diverse ecosystems, and creating new norms for success.

Explore the power of social identity markers in shaping how we’re perceived and how we connect with others. From music preferences to the objects we own, these small clues offer deep insights into our social groups and identity.

Changing work culture takes time, but taking a close look at social norms can help. This post explores how traditional workplace norms are outdated and how introducing new ways of working, like horizontal collaboration and psychological safety, can empower teams, foster creativity, and improve overall performance.