Leading Teams

Diversity is good right? That’s the prevailing wisdom. Increasing gender diversity at the leadership level is the stated aim of many large organisations. Numerous studies have confirmed the value of gender diversity. A Gallup study# of more than 800 business units from two companies found that gender-diverse business units had better financial outcomes than those

Recently I was facilitating a workshop with a very reflective and quite introverted group. When I asked a question of the group, I got polite smiles and nodding heads—not mind blowing on the engagement scale…. And yet when I asked them to discuss the concepts we had just covered with the person next to them,