I am passionate about office culture and believe that great management is the key to this. I give managers old and new tips, tricks and things to think about to enable them to be more productive and build better teams.
A great manager can make the hardest, most boring of jobs seem like fun. They inspire and give their team room to be themselves and expand their skills.
I have been managing teams for over 12 years and over that time I have built several highly productive teams. It’s not always easy and I know there were times when I got it wrong, but managing people is without doubt one of the best parts of my career. Seeing how an individual or a team can grow and develop is really inspiring.
The best teams are those that challenge you and that you can work collaboratively with, but in order to do that you need to set the tone and culture within your team. This is usually but not always, independent of any company culture. Being a truly inspirational leader doesn’t mean having all the answers, it means working with those around you to discover and find them together.