Andy

Have you ever noticed how the atmosphere in the locker room before a game can set the tone for the whole match? The same applies to leadership. The “locker room”  the environment you create in meetings, daily interactions, and team spaces, shapes how your people perform. If your team walks into a meeting feeling dread, […]

One of the most common frustrations I hear from managers is: “I just don’t feel like my team trusts me yet.” The mistake? Thinking trust is built in one grand moment. It’s not. Trust is like fitness training — built steadily, rep by rep, through consistent effort over time. In sport, you don’t get match-fit

A manager I worked with recently was frustrated. “I’ve told them what needs to happen—more than once. Why aren’t they on board?” I get it. When people don’t follow through, it’s tempting to double down, re-explain, or push harder. But what I have found: You can’t force buy-in. You have to invite it.   Buy-in