Sometimes it’s best to just get everything on the table for discussion. This may feel a bit like playing with explosives but the benefits in terms of breaking through unacknowledged barriers and releasing tensions can be well worth the risk. It can help to have a neutral mediator to manage the process though! AltusQ coach [...] Read more

There’s a great scene in the recent movie “The Iron Lady” where former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says: “Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become… habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes [...] Read more

We ran a project a while back for one of the major banks – it was for a team of about 180 people who were spread all over the country. Each member in the team historically worked, and acted, like solo performers. We helped them to restructure their work teams so that they could leverage [...] Read more

If you manage people, it is likely that you have had to face the challenge of disputes between managers, staff and often between the two. I am sure you have resolved several differences yourself as they have come up, but every now and then you can be faced by the disagreement that just won’t go [...] Read more