Positively transform and drive sustainable improvements in performance and results
Covering a wide range of topics including inspirational leadership, enabling positive change, tackling team dysfunction (these are just some examples – there are many more!), the insights we share shine a light on those hidden barriers and opportunities, to help start you and your business on the road to change… or even transformation…
What organisations are doing wrong!
Miscalculating the “starting point a.Too many leadership development initiatives we come across rest on the assumption that “one size fits all” and that the same group of skills, or style of leadership, is appropriate regardless of where the “starting point” is for the leadership population. b.No “diagnostics” are completed to determine the issues, challenges and opportunities people in the organisation
What drives a positive culture in an organisation?
Let me first tell you what doesn’t … pay and rations, “bean bag” relaxation rooms, dress down days, “homemade cake eating” Fridays, etc. … Culture is not to be trifled with (no pun intended!) … it’s the key to hard driving and much needed, if not critical, sustainable business improvement. Culture is the single biggest factor in delivering the outcomes
The signs your business culture is toxic … and needs fixing now!
The culture in your business, it turns out, is the most accurate predictor of it producing sustainable and optimal performance and results. There are tell-tale signs that the culture is probably toxic and urgently needs changing to avoid the business running into trouble not too far down the track. Apart from the obvious ones like:- A ruck of good people
Is this true for your team?
Just because we’re doing a lot more, it doesn’t mean we’re getting a lot more done! It can be hard to be a leader in today’s hurried and constantly changing business workplace. A leader is pulled from pillar to post, working all the hours God sends and is expected to know everything, be everything and do everything, all at the
Most Popular Sewells Insights in 2017
This year we shared advice on how to achieve ballistic results in 2017 and beyond for your business. And while we’re not obsessed with clicks and eyeballs, it’s interesting to see what caught our audiences attention. Listed below are the year’s ten most popular pieces of Sewells inspirational thinking. Click on the images below and enjoy! The Signs That It’s
Why most leadership development programmes don’t improve business performance and results
Side-stepping four common mistakes can not only help companies develop stronger and more capable leaders, save time and money, and boost morale … but also create sustainable improvements in performance in all areas … and, of course, the results. For years, organisations have lavished time and money on improving the capabilities of managers and on nurturing new leadership skills. Yet
How to be a great manager and a terrific leader
The staggering business improvements we, at Sewells, always help our clients to produce is mainly due to our ability to transition capable managers into brilliant leaders. There is a big difference between management and leadership. However, to be highly effective in driving positive change in any organisation is not a case of replacing good management with great leadership. The two
The One Set Of Skills Nearly Every Leader Lacks
What makes a good business leader? The answers vary widely … and our 53+ years of experience tells us it’s one skill above all others that the really good business leaders possess that mediocre ones lack … and it’s people skills. We see business leaders with terrific commercial skills, analytical skills, problem solving skills, organisational development skills, etc. … but
The Gift Of Self Confidence In 2018
With the new year approaching, organisations will be focusing on two things:- Having a really good finish to 2017 Getting off to a flying start in 2018 For most of you, next year’s business objectives and key plans for your organisation are already set and now the challenge is how you get everyone to play their FULL part in delivering