This is a question we ask of all teams we work with: How do they self-rate their effectiveness on a scale of 1 - 10? While their answers are always varied and indeed subjective, the process of rating is in itself very useful. Interestingly, rarely do we...
Chances are - you have answered these two questions differently. So often we believe we hold ourselves to account, yet we feel let down by others. Our question is simple, yet it can be a challenging one… "What role do you play in holding others to account?" As a...
If your diary is back-to-back meetings, the answer is probably very little. We have all experienced the feeling of being on autopilot, a slave to our diary: questioning if we should actually be in this meeting. But do we stop and think enough about the impact? What...
We hear a lot about the impact of hybrid working on two things: the ability for teams and organisations to connect; and the ability for them to innovate. It is sometimes easy to overlook connection, in favour of the 'holy grail' of innovation, but to what...
I'm excited to announce that Liane McGrath has now become Managing Partner at Gram Consulting. Liane has been a senior associate in Gram for over 8 years and has led many of our client engagements. As our business is steadily growing, it is time for us...
This is a conundrum our facilitators and coaches have seen many leaders face (and debate), at all levels of an organisation. From our observations, leaders are more likely to refer to the team they lead as their primary team. Meaning this is the team they associate...
When conducting our Leadership Conversations program we always ask people to pause on this quote.We ask them to reflect on their leadership and how often they are 'telling' when there is another choice.A choice to engage, to ask, to innovate and to get the brain...
There is mounting evidence and research from a variety of academics and professionals, supported by our own experiences with clients, that indicates followers' expectations of those holding leadership positions are both increasingly ambiguous and volatile. Our clients are finding that "how we effectively work and...
Improving a team’s performance is no doubt, a difficult task. There are different factors that affect the success of an organisation. It’s not just about the money you offer or what kind of benefits your team members have, but also how well you can keep up with...
With today's fast-changing circumstances and the ongoing fight against the pandemic, good leadership means more than just making sure that every team member gets the job done.It’s about preparing self-managing teams for the future, which entails coaching and promoting teamwork, and advancing team members' capability...