Inspire Potential

One of the challenges many businesses face today is keeping up with the heightened speed of the world, as technological advancements and information overload are changing the way we work. People are expected to work faster and more effectively than ever before, resulting in an enormous amount of stress and pressure people are exposed to. These conditions, however, rather than facilitating work, make it harder, sometimes impossible when the demands are, realistically, unachievable. In fact, when we are stressed, parts of the brain shut down and we lose access to the corresponding functions, therefore reducing our performance potential. The question then is about how can we work efficiently under pressure and how can we ensure that our team does the same? These are our 5 top tips on how to get the most out of others and yourself. 1.      When things are overwhelming, stop and remind yourself what the bigger picture is and what is your purpose in it. How do others con

Your teams are the most powerful unit of performance in your organisation. In most teams there is scope to increase productivity and performance by at least 30%. This blog sparks your thinking around how to enhance your team’s diversity and, consequently, their productivity and innovation. In fact, research demonstrates the correlation between a diverse team and its creativity and performance. The one thing that will make your team diverse is diversity of thought. People who think differently can bring creative new perspectives to the team, which will consequently make the team more innovative. So how do you achieve diversity of thought? One way is recruiting people with different experiences and backgrounds, different cultures and ages. Another way is having people with different personalities and motivational drivers, as they will bring attention to distinct aspects and perspectives on a matter depending on what they value most. In recent years, there has bee

Appendix to: New Ways to Speed Up Your Team's Trust https://ameliafullpotential.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-ways-to-speed-up-your-teams-trust.html According to Bruce Tuckman, a psychologist who studied the stages of team development in 1965, there are 5 phases a highly effective team goes through. These are: 1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing 5. Adjourning Forming This is the first stage, when everyone is introduced with their role and background. People tend to be excited, as it’s a new start, and very polite, as they are just getting to know one another. At this point, the team discusses goals, timelines, ground rules, individual goals and members’ skills. Although it is not a productive stage, it is a very important one when it comes to establishing relationships between colleagues. Often, however, people tend to be overly nice when they meet and the team is only exposed to the positive attributes and strengths of members. What many don’t realise i

Teams who work together are often put together for and dismantled after a project, which means that you will be colleagues only for a short amount of time. The challenge becomes to fast-track collaboration and teamwork for maximum performance for the time of the project, until each individual goes their own way. In this series, we will discuss three tools that will help your team know what each person brings to the group, how to communicate effectively and how to avoid conflict. By recognising the value of fellow team members, collaboration and acceptance of diversity will drive optimum performance. Diversity is not only intended as cultural, ethnical, and so on, but also in terms of personality, intelligence type and motivational values. The challenges businesses face when it comes to building a solid and productive team are: overcoming a lack of trust between members, resolving conflict and tensions, keeping information from others and effective communication, engagement lev