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Adapting like a river

A river becomes a waterfall and thunders through a narrow gorge

How do you rate your own adaptability? Our matrix maps four different responses to change. Where do you sit in the matrix?

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The Five Pillars of High-Performance: Drive 

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The fifth and final pillar of High-Performance is Drive – think motivation, autonomy, empowerment and productivity. We dive into it today…

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The Five Pillars of High-Performance: Agility 

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Agility doesn’t always mean that we need to be able to put a foot behind our head! Today we look at Agility in a high-performance context…

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Why Workplace Conflict Can Actually Be a Good Thing

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Is conflict always negative? There is evidence that healthy conflict in organisations can lead to innovation and stronger teams…

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The power of collective action

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Collective action often prompts significant change. As we approach International Women’s Day this Saturday, we consider how this could impact gender parity…

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The impact of culture on organisational performance

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ICC’s cultural analysis takes a deep dive into organisational culture and we have noticed a few common themes emerging…

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Are you empowering your team?

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Are your teams effective and productive? If not, the problem could be described in one phrase: empowerment

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Love and Agility!

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What do our romantic relationships have in common with our approach to the working environment? Seemingly quite a lot…!

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Netflix or Blackberry?

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The importance of agility in business is sometimes difficult to quantify, but today we look at two examples which make it much clearer

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Is Adaptability the Secret Ingredient?

We’re told that it’s important to be adaptable, but how can we measure adaptability in individuals and organisations? We answer this today…

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Helping to define a values-based performance culture

“The value of offering our team the opportunity to feed into our culture and values and inform the decisions we will take in this critical area of the business has been invaluable. It underpins our approach as a Leadership team and has given us the tools we need to take further positive steps forward.”

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ICC helps Lynwood improve staff communication & boost moral

“The team at ICC has been incredibly approachable and has spent some ‘one-on-one time’ with our staff. This personal approach has had a tremendously positive effect on the team, improving and enhancing their daily life not only at work but personally as well.”

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Latest from the ICC Virtual Coach:

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Can performance be improved without adding to workload?

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Mixed messages at the top?

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How to tell the difference between a busy team and high-performing teams

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What you tolerate, you teach

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