Creating High Performing & Sustainable Cultures

We are wired to ‘want more’ and we want to ‘discover what we are capable of’. This applies to us as individuals, teams and organisations. These fundamental human forces require us to grow - to BE more, so we can DO more, and then HAVE more.  

Growth is about ‘becoming’ through amplifying and expanding areas of our life: physical, mental, spiritual, health, skills, abilities, focus, effectiveness, and so on. Growth is built upon change and change involves altering your state of mind and actions along with it.

An old adage states, ‘you are either green and growing or you are brown and dying’.

Nurturing and developing sustainable business growth is a delicate balance between human transformation (individually and in teams) and the organisational systems in support of your people.

Our thoughts become our words, and together, our language. Our language is the primary tool for expression, communication and connection. Words are capable of implanting ideas, influencing decisions or instigating action. They are also loaded with emotional potency and meaning, which has a significant impact. Words matter. A constructive and deliberate choice in language serves every person. 

In an organisation, a shared language will promote effective communication, collaboration and ultimately, performance. Therefore, it is vital that organisations and teams choose for themselves the language or distinctions that serve them. Numerous words today lack a universally agreed definition, such as ‘leadership’ and ‘sustainability’. The distinctions chosen by an organisation do not disrespect or cancel out any other meanings that are used or exist outside of the business. It is simply the effective use of language in a chosen culture.

Clarity is key to knowing what you want. What you want is accompanied by the answer to the question, ‘why do you want it?’ Reasons come first and answers come second.

Clarity is power. It brings vital energy, awareness and focus, sharpens purpose, engagement, accountability and communication. It brings a context for problem solving and adapting to a changing environment. It enables growth and creativity.

The enemy of clarity is ambiguity. There is no doubt that a healthy relationship with external ambiguity is vital. Avoiding internal ambiguity is more important. It can distract, be wasteful and costly and can be risky. It invites in most of the ineffective elements that plague organisations.

People don't need more accountability in life - they believe and feel they already have more than enough! They need more clarity.