In the first of two articles exploring the concept of a ‘team,’ I want to address a common but misguided notion often repeated in discussions about teamwork: the trite and glaringly false assertion that, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” I realise that you, dear reader, will never have uttered this apocryphal statement, so...
If, like most of us, you are “hopelessly average,” to quote Tom Bilyeu, all your good intentions around what you were going to achieve in 2023 have already turned to dust and you are back where you were in 2022. Or perhaps, even further back than that. Except, you are probably a bit more...
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We spend a lot of time talking about leaders. Restricting the conversation to leaders & managers (henceforth ‘leaders’) misses a significant constituent body especially when planning for successful organisational change. We need to talk about ‘followers.’ Regardless of whether we are considering ‘followers’ as part of the macro-plan for change (which they should be)...
We have spent eighteen months creating the Exigence brand. We had the help of many fantastic and experienced professionals in building something that I am incredibly proud of and that resonates with our team and customers. It wasn’t easy. The hardest part of the creative process for me, was the constant counsel I received...
Whilst total production fell in the UK through 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic, average productivity increased marginally on hourly output measures, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Perhaps neither of these figures are wholly surprising, given the vastly different types of jobs done by people all across the UK....
Brilliant functional leaders who head up their own teams of high performers often share an observable trait: they stop leading when they come together in a group with their peers, e.g. at their regular senior leadership team meetings. We see it. Too often. From our data and experience of nearly 20 years, there are...
It seems to us that as we look around politics and business life, there is a real dearth of great leadership. But what do we mean when we say “great leadership”? In Exigence’s view, a ‘great’ leader should not be confused with either a famous (or infamous) leader. Leaders can achieve notoriety for all...
Heeding advice, even great advice and then adjusting behaviours, can be really challenging at the best of times. And these are not those times. Don’t eat refined sugars. Take exercise for a minimum of 20 minutes, three times a week. Eat more green vegetables. We’ve all heard this advice repeatedly over the years. Even...
When we don’t feel at our best, we are likely not performing at our best. But rather than address performance as the sickness, it’s merely the symptom. What underpins performance is the much broader realm of behaviour. How are you? Really. When was the last time someone asked you about your welfare in a...