Words | Noel Warnell

Over 250 blog posts from the last 8 years...

The number 1 threat to your business growth in 2021 (and it's not what you expect!)

The single most consistent theme we were asked to help clients with last year? - Being able to communicate and work effectively together....

Saying no! (a humble guide)...

One of the most prevalent challenges that’s come up this year from my 1-1 coaching clients relates to time management, and the stress and...

5 feedback fails (and what to do instead)

Taking part in feedback conversations can be awkward, disjointed, lack clarity on the real message, and all too often fail completely....

We have a problem with feedback

Feedback is broken. We're on a mission to discover the keys that unlock feedback rich cultures, for you and your organisations....

Facilitation. It’s a thing.

If you work in a corporate environment it’s highly likely that you’ve heard the term, maybe attended a meeting that has been facilitated...

Why Humble?

Words have different meanings to different people. We choose to interpret things we read or hear based on our own background, culture and...

A quick and easy way to visualise your meetings

My exploration of this started when a client invited me to join and observe a leadership team meeting with the statement “I’m not...

How do facilitators inspect & adapt?

One of the principles ever present in my work is: At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and...

4 fun and festive ideas to give your team a memorable end to the year..

Nearly there. A well deserved end of year break to spend time with friends and family is almost upon us. Personally I can’t wait. However...

Can we be more creative with our interviews?

I struggled for a long time with standard, boring vanilla interview format for a couple of reasons. They’re often boring yawn-fests I...

Can we be more creative with our job specs?

Does your heart sink when you’re sent a boring, vanilla job spec full of the same old, same old? You know – those yawn inducing corporate...

We are scrum masters. We are botanists.

I have a bush in my garden that I planted over 3 years ago. I bought it because I’ve seen them in other people’s gardens in glorious full...