Category Archives: High Performing Teams

Children Should Not Have Best Friends

Posted in Cultivating Winning Relationships, High Performing Teams, Leadership by Morag Barrett on May 13, 2013 | No comments

I recently read an article in The Daily Telegraph that stated that “Children Should Not Have Best Friends.” It immediately caught my eye as I am in the process of writing a book (publish date Nov 2013) about the importance of professional relationships at work, and especially Ally Relationships (best...

Ally or Adversary?

Posted in Communication, Cultivating Winning Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Trust by Eric Spencer on March 18, 2013 | No comments

skye associates cultivating winning relationships

I observed a leadership development event facilitated by Morag, the CEO of Skye Associates, and witnessed a true dichotomous moment. The group had been discussing the concepts within Morag’s upcoming book, Cultivating Winning Relationships and the importance of teamwork and collaboration to success. The group had explored the concepts of...

Trust Your Gut

Posted in Communication, Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership by Morag Barrett on February 5, 2013 | No comments

I recently read a blog by Lakshmi Balachandra titled, “Should You Eat While You Negotiate?” http://bit.ly/XpcFJN The gist of the blog centered around testing whether business dealings done over a meal improved the outcome of that deal. The author conducted a few experiments. One experiment compared negotiations that took place...

Everybody Needs A Coach

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership by Morag Barrett on January 19, 2013 | No comments

It’s January, and chances are, like many of us, you started the year with resolutions. How are those working out for you? Have you found yourself slipping back into old habits already? Are you finding it challenging to give your resolution the time and attention it needs and deserves? Working...