Peloton: living the values on the shopfloor

Peloton: living the values on the shopfloor

Culture is at its most authentic furthest away from the C-Suite. If your values are not wholehearted, are not driven into every action, then they will simply not reach that far. If you genuinely have a values-driven culture, it will hold true at that point. So I am...
Taking your first steps to culture change

Taking your first steps to culture change

If you’ve got a nagging feeling that your culture needs addressing, a really good place to start is with your values. You undoubtedly have some in place, but it’s worth really interrogating them: are they evident in the life of your organisation, and do they help you...
What the Queen says about leadership

What the Queen says about leadership

What the Queen says about leadership The values she takes from her faith provide, in her words, “the framework by which I try to lead my life.” Note: “try to”. For all of us, our values are something to live up to. In her 70 years on the throne, she has...
Close your eyes and tell me your values

Close your eyes and tell me your values

I’m serious! If you don’t look them up, can you reel off your company values? Or do they slip your mind? Maybe you remember three out of five. Or maybe the spirit in which they are meant, but not the words. Quite possibly you know they exist but...
Gratitude: the single most important team behaviour

Gratitude: the single most important team behaviour

There are two types of people. People with gratitude, and people without it. To maintain a healthy organisation you need to populate it with the former and consciously stoke their capacity for thankfulness. People with gratitude find the good in every circumstance,...