Interview on Dublin South 98.9FM
It was great to talk to Joe Dalton last Friday on Dublin South 93.9 FM about my adventures […]
Attention to Results
In this concluding week on my series on Lencioni’s ‘5 Dysfunctions of a Team’, we’re looking at the […]
Accountability
Are you good at holding others to account? How does it feel when you do? There is no […]
Commitment
How can leaders foster commitment? As we saw last week, productive conflict in a team is not only […]
Team temperature check
How ‘healthy‘ was your team pre- pandemic? Was it functioning well? In my experience, teams that had dealt […]
FREE webinar on team engagement
If you’re stuck for ideas on how to engage demoralised teams right now, join Red Squirrel this Thursday, […]
A sustainable approach to wellness
How is your team doing right now? The teams I have talked to recently seem to be worried […]
The importance of boundaries
Is your team working from home or does it feel more like living at work? Right now, many […]
How to ‘radiate’ and boost morale
Are you a drain or a radiator on your team? I know, it sounds a bit like pigeon-holing, […]
Let’s have some fun!
Last March, when we all started working remotely, some teams dived straight into team building activities and/or adding […]
The importance of meaningful work
We’ve made it through a long winter, and while it may not feel like it yet, Spring is […]
Fortifying your team for the months ahead
It’s been a long January, but we’re almost there! Is your team feeling a bit flat, disheartened and […]
Boosting team spirit – It’s the small things
There is no doubt about it, when teams work well together in a spirit of collaboration, cooperation and […]
Building a culture of open communication
Team spirit is key to the effective functioning of an organisation. It is not just about employees feeling […]
Creating togetherness by giving back as a team
Team Spirit is difficult to quantify but you can be fairly sure that if it is good, or […]
Boosting Team Spirit In Unsettling Times
Right now, teams may find their energy dipping as we become zoomed out and less engaged. It can […]
“Staff connection needs greater attention right now.”
Staff connection needs greater attention right now and the key to this is communication. Organisations need to avoid […]
“It’s time to schedule an engagement reboot for your team!”
Red Squirrel really enjoyed sitting down with Gina London from the Sunday Independent last week to chat about […]
How to prepare your team for an uncertain future?
I hope that my team building and re-engagement posts over the last 14 weeks have been useful. I […]
Implementing the findings of your employee survey
Last week, we looked at employee engagement surveys and how they can help us reconnect with our team […]
Re-engaging your team through a staff survey
How are we expected to know what the ‘new normal’ means for our team…. unless we ask them? […]
What’s next? Emerging from quarantine as a team.
Have you thought about your team engagement plan post-quarantine? With thoughts of returning to the workplace now on […]
I think we need to talk about conflict!
Why are teams so afraid of conflict? Do we associate it with bad behaviour or do we all […]
Is it time to start thinking about meeting up in person?
So far, this series has focused on how we can adapt the face to face team building to […]
How do you build and maintain a remote team connection?
At this stage, most of us have figured out the logistics of working remotely with our team. It’s […]
Have you agreed the ‘rules’ with your remote team yet?
Developing a Remote Team Working Agreement with all team members is a great way to start, and can […]
Do your employees feel truly valued?
At this stage of quarantine, morale may be really starting to dip. With uncertainty and fear looming, you […]
Trust, or lack of it, in remote teams.
Right now, companies that are unaccustomed to remote working are, all of a sudden, having to trust their […]
Is team building still relevant right now?
When budgets are tight and jobs are being cut, does it feel a bit frivolous engaging in team […]
How to encourage connection when working remotely
As we’re all discovering, it’s important to feel connected when working as part of a remote team. Although […]
Team building for remote teams
We all need meaningful interactions in our lives. Right now, teams who are working remotely need to be […]