Susannah Brade-Waring
Oct 31, 20222 min
Updated: Nov 21, 2022
This Halloween, here are some of our favourite resources for developing stronger businesses, confident leaders, and motivated teams.
All completely free and with no tricks - just treats.
The Performance Navigator is perhaps the most loved tool in our Liberating Leadership Programme. It helps leaders be objective when diagnosing performance issues.
There are 2 common ‘types of reason’: is it because they Can’t Do it (Skill), or a Won’t Do (Will) issue? If you’re a supportive leader, you’ll probably assume it’s Skill and invest more time and money in training. If you’re a challenging leader, you’ll probably assume it’s Will, get frustrated and assume you need to reward them more. But .. there are 2 more reasons. 1) 80% of the time, it’s because we’ve not been crystal clear about ‘what good looks like’ – what, when, why, which, who, and sometimes how. 2) Physical and mental well-being.
How to use this tool: Start in Box 1, and use the Change Sheet to list a maximum of 3 performance issues on the left, and on the right-hand side, detailing exactly what you want the person to do instead. (E.g. instead of jobs being delayed due to missing parts, I want you to check the parts have been ordered and delivered on time.) Then proceed to Box 2.
NB: To be truly effective, this tool needs to be used in conjunction with the other 14 Skills (including being assertive and providing just-in-time feedback).
What difference would it make if exactly what motivates your team, and use it to boost their engagement and well-being? Motivation is the hidden ingredient that drives performance, retention, well-being and career choice.
With our ‘Practical Guide to Motivation,’ you’ll know the 9 motivators, how they influence behaviour and how to boost them. It’s great for increasing self-awareness, emotional intelligence and much more.
Finally, use our Business Health-Check to quickly assess the strength of your business across 10 Critical Success Factors, and identify the Top 3 Strengths and Weaknesses. Decide with your team how to harness your Strengths and fix your Weaknesses for a stronger business.
It takes about 10 minutes to complete, and you won’t get added to any email lists (no tricks, just treats).