How to embed culture so it lasts
Culture change doesn’t happen overnight. It’s built through daily actions, consistent communication and small behaviour shifts that add up over time.
This article explores how to embed culture across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to communication, recognition and performance management, so it becomes part of everyday working life.
How to build a strong culture: purpose, values & behaviours
Culture isn’t built by pizza Fridays and team activity days. It’s created through shared purpose, lived values and tangible behaviours that shape how people work together every day.
This article explores how to co-create culture with your team, defining what you stand for, how you behave, and the small rituals and stories that build belonging.
How to change culture when it’s stuck or turning toxic
Culture is built on belonging. When people feel valued, connected and part of something bigger, they give their best energy. But culture can drift or turn toxic when what’s said no longer matches what’s done.
This article explores how to recognise when culture needs attention, and five practical steps leaders can take to rebuild trust, connection and performance.
How to embed Psychological Safety in teams
Practical ways to build and embed psychological safety make learning, listening, and speaking up part of everyday team life in hybrid, remote, or in-person teams.
How leaders create Psychological Safety
Leaders set the tone for how safe people feel to speak up. This article explores the everyday actions that build or quietly erode psychological safety in teams.
What is Psychological Safety?
Psychological safety is the foundation for great teamwork where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, and learn from mistakes without fear.
Why human connection is essential for leaders and teams.
“As machines get better at being machines, humans have to get better at being more human.”
This article explores why trust, compassion, and connection are now the true differentiators for leaders and teams in an age of AI and dispersed work.
5 Steps to Building Brilliant Teams. 3. Commitment
Commitment in teams isn’t about getting everyone to agree - it’s about shared clarity and confidence in the way forward. Real commitment in teams doesn’t come from keeping everyone happy. It comes from clarity.
Without clarity, teams drift. Without commitment, teams stall.
This is the third blog in my series exploring how to build a brilliant team — inspired by Patrick Leconi’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.
Building Brilliant Teams: Tips for Founders and Entrepreneurs
Starting a business is exciting, intense, and full of unknowns. But one of the biggest challenges and opportunities you'll face as a founder is building your team. Who you hire, how you lead, and the culture you create will make or break your business.
Here are Tips for Founders and Entrepreneurs.
Creating Culture, Connection and Collaboration in a Hybrid Team
Hybrid and Remote working is here to stay, despite the fact that some businesses are enforcing a return to the office.
How can leaders build a culture of trust, collaboration, and psychological safety in teams when we can’t be physically close?