Fiona Robson

Building great teams is all about understanding each other. What makes people tick? What motivates them? What frustrates them? Understanding yourself and then understanding others are the first steps to building productive, happy teams. #EverythingDiSC

Getting to know each other at #BIGbreakfast

Have some strategies up your sleeve to help staff adapt to change. Sell the benefits of change, explain the rational behind it, get people talking to each other so they feel involved, answer their questions and show some support and empathy. What works for your team?

What would happen if your business didn't change when it needed to? Disastisfied customers who go elsewhere, getting left behind leading to falling profits, miserable staff who go and work for the opposition? Change can be hard; the alternative can be worse. #managingchange

Understanding what brings about change in the workplace can help people to adapt to it better. Managers suggested it could be new technology, budget cuts, changing customer expectations or the need for greater efficiency. What brought about the most recent change in your team?

It seems to be all about change at the moment. How do you react to it? Managers said confusion, resentment, refusal to change, fear, stubborness and frustration were all common reactions. Occasionally, someone is happy about it. #managingchange #changingworkplace

Are your staff perfect? Is there something they could change? Some skill they could get better at or improve? Some project that they could get kick started? Maybe coaching is the answer. Learning how to coach is empowering for you and your team. #coaching

Successful teams take time and effort to develop. Do you all trust each other? Can you disagree without it causing a problem? Are you all committed to the team direction? Do you hold each other accountable? Are team results the key driver? Why not find out? #fivebehaviors

Being a great manager means connecting with all sorts of people at all evels. How's your Emotional Intelligence when it comes to working with others? EQi can help you improve your relationships, your teamwork and your ability to cope with stress. #EmotionalIntelligence

Is communication in your work place tricky? If people understand themselves and others better, they communicate more effectively, making teams more harmonious, more productive and more successful. #everythingDiSC