Team Dynamics

Sometimes the unknowns that you encounter in leading a team are those things that you actually can’t answer or do yourself. You just go ask for help and you do it without thinking: the finance guy helps you ‘get’ the numbers,

The desire to reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible – Maya Angelou Whatever your destination, chef, always keep in mind that you’ve got to have your team on board if you want

Leadership isn’t restricted to those at the top of a team or organisation, but it’s something that we can assume no matter what our rank or position.  When you take the initiative to do something, take responsibility when no one else

Whether or not you believe in the maxim that “leaders are born, not made”, there’s one simple rule if you’re moulding someone into leadership. You have to first see the potential in someone, almost before they see it in themselves.  There’s something

When your kitchen introduces a new menu, you know that for the next few weeks or months you’ll quite often be preparing the same ingredients everyday. Soon you’ll probably be able to do the prep with your eyes closed, but that’s not how you

Your success as a leader depends on your ability to inhabit two places at once. At the macro level, you’re driving a vision for your kitchen. And at the micro level, you’re steering the ship through everyday challenges. So you’re constantly zooming in and out. There’s

What kind of leader do you want to be, chef? Do you want people to do their best for you or because of you? There’s a fundamental difference. When you step into a leadership position, your work becomes all about

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change – Carl Rogers This is the paradox of being a leader: on one hand, you’re the person showing others the way, but on the other

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do – José Ortega y Gasset This is true of all those who wear their leadership well: that they push themselves harder. They give more than the others do. They

In last week’s Team Dynamics post, we looked at what it means to be a leader. There are so many aspects to leadership but this is overlooked by many who aspire to climb the ladder: looking the part.  Are you showing