Monthly Archives: January 2012

Do You Have A Best Friend At Work?

Posted in Cultivating Winning Relationships, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Trust by Morag Barrett on January 22, 2012 | No comments

I went out to dinner with some girlfriends last night. As I was driving home I was thinking about the stories we had shared, the highs, lows and challenges both in and out of work that we were facing. I was also aware of the renewed confidence and strength that the...

Who would want to work with you again?

Posted in High Performing Teams, Leadership, Management by Morag Barrett on January 13, 2012 | No comments

Much has been written on the attributes of an effective leader, however a simple exercise is to think back over your working life and identify those people (not just managers) whom you would jump at the chance to work with again. List out the attributes, characteristics that make them memorable....

Knowing vs. Doing

Posted in Leadership, Mentoring by Morag Barrett on January 7, 2012 | No comments

Question: There are four birds sitting on a wire… two decide to fly off. How many birds are sitting on the wire? We teach a number of high impact classes, and as with most events there is an activity where participants are in groups of three, in this case one acts...