Monthly Archives: February 2012

Delivering a Powerful Message

Posted in Communication, Leadership by Morag Barrett on February 16, 2012 | No comments

In my earlier posts I have talked about the gap between knowing and doing and the importance of practice in learning new skills. This is particularly true when it comes to delivering a powerful message to others. Whether it be an all hands meeting, a team meeting or a conference...

Practice Makes Perfect…

Posted in High Performing Teams, Leadership, Management, Mentoring by Morag Barrett on February 12, 2012 | No comments

In a previous post I talked about the knowing vs doing gap and gave an example that occurs each time in our coaching program. Here I want to explore what happens after a workshop (or event in the workplace) and the importance of practice. We all know that practice helps...

Time Spent vs. Time WELL Spent

Posted in Cultivating Winning Relationships, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Management by Morag Barrett on February 3, 2012 | One comment

Tweet I am just finishing up a successful week, working with three senior level teams to build their team and individual effectiveness. Throughout the sessions the same challenge kept cropping up – what do I do when I am triple booked for meetings? How do I manage competing priorities /...

Skye Book Review: Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes For An Answer – Michael Roberto

Posted in Book Reviews by Morag Barrett on February 1, 2012 | No comments

In Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes For An Answer, Professor Michael Roberto discusses and shows how to stimulate a culture of constructive conflict and dissent, and ensure a level of candor that results in better decisions, and more effective execution of those decision. The book provides a number of...