Culture Bites

If your team revisits the same conversation again and again, or people couch what they say with 'maybe' and 'could be', it's a sign that you're not having the honest conversations you need to have. We breakdown what gets in the way of teams having honest conversations and what they can do about it.

The 'meat in the sandwich', the 'frozen middle'. Being a middle manager can be one of the trickiest positions in any organisation. Often development goes into senior leaders and new/frontline leaders can the middle can get forgotten. Corinne and Dominic talk about how we can be best supporting our middle managers.

Remote Debriefs are EVEN BETTER than face to face for some things... After hundreds of debriefs during the pandemic - we revisit the topic Corinne and Dominic update their advise from Culture Bites Podcast #085

The LSI measures adapted thinking and behaviour. It's an invitation to grow, learn, and develop.

What is it? How does it show up? How might it help or hinder our effectiveness? What can we do about it? Ian Crothers and Dominic Gourley discuss the Competitive style particularly from an LSI point of view.

What is it? How does it show up? What can someone with this style do about it? Ian Crothers and Dominic Gourley discuss the Avoidance style in the Human Synergistics LSI Circumplex

How does it show up? What's the impact? If it is in my LSI, what are some things I should think about doing?

If you find yourself in a defensive environment, listen to these tips on how to stay Constructive

What's going on in our own thoughts and behaviours when we coach others? Is our advice monster flaring up? Do we feel like we need to make things 'ok' for people? Fiona Hogarth and Dominic Gourley discuss how we can be aware of ourselves when coaching others

Tips and tricks for debriefing the LSI profiles which are broken out by Manager, Peers, Directs, and others

To close the knowing-doing gap we need to have a felt need to act. Unless we truly accept our situation and feedback we aren't really ready to make change and implement action. The 'AAA' model is a useful framework for help people bridge that gap.

"It was just a point in time", "I'm not like that", "I don't connect with feedback", "Most of the time I read as 'Always'", "0/1/2 isn't enough options" We talk about how to approach some of these debriefs you might get during an LSI debrief

The Conventional style reflects a preoccupation with conforming and "blending in" to avoid calling attention to one's self. People high in this style tend to rely on established routines and procedures, prefer to maintain the status quo and want a secure and predictable work environment. Dominic Gourley and Ian Crothers discuss the Conventional Style in relation to the LSI, how the style might come across, what are the implications to people high in this styles; and some tips and tricks.

Teams working with synergy will often achieve more as a group than would be possible on their own, but not all teams work. We share the models that build effective teams and create effective problem solving and decision making in teams; and discuss the concept behind effective solutions = quality x acceptance.

The Approval style reflects a need to be accepted and a tendency to tie one's self-worth to being liked by others. People high in this style try very hard to please others, make good impressions and be agreeable and obedient, but at what cost. Dominic Gourley and Ian Crothers discuss the Approval Style in relation to the LSI, how the style might come across and some tips and tricks.

Need short sharp descriptions for each of the Circumplex Styles? Culture Bites Podcast host Dominic Gourley and fellow consultant Ian Crothers have you covered.

Should you prepare for debriefing the LSI? How do you best use the Satisfaction Items? And what are bow ties? If you’ve recently completed your Life Styles Inventory™ Accreditation, these may be some of the questions you are wanting to ask .Dominic Gourley and fellow consultant Ian Crothers answer all the most commonly ask questions around debriefing the LSI.

When we think about culture we think it’s usually run by the People and Culture team, but an organisations culture can either build momentum and performance, or hinder the organisation. So how does an organisations culture affect performance and why is it so important? Head of Consulting Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley discuss in this weeks episode of Culture Bites.

Culture can sometimes feel intangible or like an abstract idea, and people may use “building a culture for … (safety, risk, innovation or diversity)” concept to give creating a constructive culture a specific reason. But can you build culture for X,Y and Z? Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley discuss on this week’s episode of Culture Bites.

As we know culture and leadership are tied at the hip; and with leaders having a lot on their plate already, how can you give them some simple guidance to be a part of building a constructive culture. Head of Consulting Corinne Canter and host Dominic Gourley, give you 5 things leaders can role model to build a constructive culture. 1 - Clarity - What does good look like? Where is my effort going to make a difference? 2 - Confidence - Being confident and building confidence (but not bravado) 3 - Coach - How can I help you to be your best? 4 - Connection - How can I best connect with you? 5 - Calm - How do I stay grounded for myself and others when under pressure?