A pattern we regularly observe as social purpose organisations grow is the tipping point between having only an Executive level team, and standing-up a Manager-level team. It’s not always easy to know when the time is right, and it takes commitment to the change management required to successfully establish this new team. But we see […]
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For the first five years of Leadership Space, it was just Elise and Barb. If you’ve been around since then, you’ll know Elise affectionately and humorously referred to Barb as her ‘work wife’. The partnership was real. When Elise had her second child, Barb held the reins of the business and all the clients. These […]
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Recently, as we introduced Leadership Space to a group of social enterprises, a Founder CEO posed a question that had never been asked in our decade-long journey: “How would you describe your culture?” We have always been clear at Leadership Space that what we are sharing with our clients is what we’ve practiced as people […]
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It may seem pedantic but the question of whether a Board is a ‘team’ or a ‘group’ is a profound one and has ramifications that are far-reaching. Over the years we have watched this embracing of Board teaming, shift an organisation’s effectiveness, so here’s our checklist of nine criteria. Perhaps you can reflect on your […]
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We are known to say around the traps of Leadership Space, that “a better How always creates a better What”. This lens on the how, is one of the defining features of a team coach – the strengthening of groups of people to perform. What is sometimes less obvious is the way in which strategy (a ‘what‘) […]
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I wanted to take a moment to recommend a book that has been making waves in the world of leadership, teamwork, and organisational culture: “The Culture Code” by Daniel Coyle. It truly is useful – even for people like us at Leadership Space who live and breathe culture! Whether you’re a leader, manager, board director […]
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