by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Most business teams work at about 32% efficiency, according to research by Gallup, Deloitte et al. It’s not because they’re lazy, it’s because people are often given tasks they’re not naturally good at. Then they’re asked to work with other people who are doing tasks...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Unless your company has been unbelievably lucky, few of your people are in the right seats. According to Gallup, Deloitte and others, we spend only 30% of our time doing the work that our brains are hardwired for. That means that 70% of the time we are doing work we...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
The analogy of the slow-boiled frog is the one that comes to mind. Businesses have always paid top salaries and always reaped only 40% of the potential (according to Gallup and many others). It’s expected. Why leap out of the pan when it’s always been like this and...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
In the old days, new company employees joined their new team fully expecting it to be the greener grass they had always hoped for. The first day was great. There were smiles from everyone, lunch with the team leader and a handshake with the big boss on the 5th floor....
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
What is the point of having a culture where everyone comes to work energised, team members work together like a swiss watch and the atmosphere is electric 25 hours a day – if it doesn’t impact business performance? Obviously the answer is no point at all. Fortunately...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Talent loves to work with talent. There is no greater excitement for someone bursting with talent (which is all of us) than to come to work knowing you are in a team where everybody is doing a job they love and doing it well. This is the essence of teams that work....