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From Underperformance to High Achievement: A Management Team's Turnaround
Despite abundant individual talent, the team's collective performance languished. This account explores their journey and the strategies...

Michael Soderling
Mar 43 min read
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Reorganisation – Yea or Nay?
Let’s start by acknowledging that there can be good reasons for a reorganisation.  The conditions for the business may have changed so...

Michael Soderling
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Management Team: Escape the maze
Today, I intend to discuss the difference between the role of a manager and the role of a management team member. When I bring up this...

Michael Soderling
May 21, 20243 min read
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A lack of commitment in the management team
This unexpected response came in reply to the survey the team members completed prior to our workshop. Â The response becomes even more...

Michael Soderling
May 2, 20244 min read
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The management team's giant leap
When planning the two-day workshop for the management team, I mentioned to the CEO that we might not achieve everything we would like.  ...

Michael Soderling
Mar 20, 20244 min read
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When should you eject?
I once agreed to coach a new client, let's call him John, who was quite upset in our first meeting. Â I tried to understand the problem,...

Michael Soderling
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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The two most pivotal factors in shaping a management team
A thee-minute summary of research findings as well as reading recommendations. Let’s start with the article What characterises effective...

Michael Soderling
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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Feedback – two tips that change everything
I often encounter managers who scratch their heads because they are aware that they could provide feedback more often than they do. One...

Michael Soderling
Dec 7, 20233 min read
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The birth of a management team
It was during the evaluation of a management team development project that I received some feedback that means I now confidently know the...

Michael Soderling
Nov 30, 20234 min read
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Management team: You’re not responsible for what you say.
You are, however, responsible for what you don’t say. At the end of a two-day management team development workshop, the time had come for...

Michael Soderling
Nov 23, 20234 min read
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Leadership development – does the approach make sense?
– I haven't seen this particular model before, said the CEO at a business meeting where we were discussing a possible cooperation on...

Michael Soderling
Nov 14, 20233 min read
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Boosting creativity in your management team
During a recent management team development session we had arrived at the point where the team would establish their norms. Thinking out...

Michael Soderling
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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The power of personal warmth, consideration and curiosity
Lately I have witnessed three managers who have made important contributions in three different settings. To better understand the value...

Michael Soderling
Oct 24, 20234 min read
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Teamwork – how everything is connected
In team development sessions, a short explanation of theory usually brings clarity to phenomena in the team that people don’t understand,...

Michael Soderling
Oct 10, 20233 min read
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An exceptional leadership team
A few weeks ago, after downloading the results of a survey that measured the productivity of the leadership team of the marketing...

Michael Soderling
Sep 19, 20234 min read
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Leadership development: New free guide
What determines return on your investment in leadership development? The answer hinges on your navigating a number of forks in the road...

Michael Soderling
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Why you shouldn't make a plan for successful management team development
– No, I am not going to reveal the agenda. Before a management team development activity, participants often like to have a schedule or...

Michael Soderling
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Stop feeling ashamed!
When was the last time you discussed your shame? Today I’m going to discuss mine. During a fascinating seminar I was attending on the...

Michael Soderling
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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Your management team – boost its performance
How does boosting management team performance by 20 – 25 per cent with just 18 minutes of reflection sound to you? These appealing...

Michael Soderling
Jan 21, 20213 min read
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Your management team – make it operative
Do you know who is a member of your management team? Are you sure? Let’s continue digging out the gold nuggets from the article ‘ What...

Michael Soderling
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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