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As leaders we increasingly realise the importance of understanding what is going on for the people...
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As we transition into Ngahuru/Autumn, we find ourselves amidst a time of change and adaptation. As...
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Mental wellbeing. It’s important to all of us. In today’s world, we face many things that can...
A failing employment relationship in a team, is a situation most leaders dread. It can cause...
Reremoana, can you tell us what you thought as you went through our recruitment process and came...
Toby Cooper is someone we have known and worked with at Updraft for some years – as both a client...
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Author: Phil HartwickFirst Published: 2022 IF YOU MANAGE PEOPLE You will invariably encounter one...
Author: Belinda BryantFirst Published: 2022 An extraordinary set of economic, social and...
A webinar about Leading Your Team in a Rapidly Changing World, hosted by Saskia Knibbler.
Author: Phil HartwickFirst Published: 2022 Many of today’s professionals spend a lot of time...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 I know, I know; running meetings is such boring...
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Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 When someone in your team wants to discuss something...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Have you ever experienced a situation where your...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Managing Up? What is it and why is it a double-edged...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 I’d like to share with you something I discovered by...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 We know that for teams to maximise the potential of...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 If you dread these words... ‘Can I give you some...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 OK, I’m going to start this off by saying ‘I do!’ I...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 I am a leadership coach. As part of setting up a new...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 “That went well! – I bet we’ll hear from them today!” ...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Answer: It depends how often you engage, what you talk...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 When facilitating team workshops or meetings we...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 What do we mean by ‘a big ugly elephant in the room?’....
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Teams often do two things that get in the way of good...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Teams often miss the opportunity to genuinely...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2021 Like most of us, you will be really busy just coping...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 Like many others, and particularly US ex-pats, I...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2015 We often ask leadership teams to review themselves...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 Maintaining trust in a team that has to work remotely...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 Here are a few techniques and tips to help your group...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 If we thought we were living in a VUCA world...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 A large client of ours is transforming to a ‘new way...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 Phil’s Story: Shifting to ‘team coaching’ - am I ready...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2020 Meetings can really suck! At least badly run meetings...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2019 Accountability is a word that is often bandied about...
Most teams suffer from the occasional conflict and team members losing their cool. We work with a...
From ‘Charged Up’ to ‘Let Down’ We have often told the story of the impetus for starting Updraft....
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2018 How does diversity deliver performance? The...
You’re just experiencing an organisational transformation. What’s ahead? In the better and...
Most of the leaders we get work with are pretty good leaders. They realise that they need to have...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2018 Wonder how good your team actually is, or how good it...
Heading to a Neuroleadership Summit in New York (for the second year in a row) felt a little hard...
Imagine if we could just give others a ‘trust me’ potion. Life would be so much easier! Trust is...
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Wikipedia's definition of Groupthink Part One - The problem One of the reasons collaboration is...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2015 “My team is a good bunch of people but they don’t...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2015 About this time two years ago, a friend and a client...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2015 Our search for the truth about what makes great teams...
Author: Phil Hartwick First Published: 2015 Lifting teams requires knowing what you are aiming...