People: How can founders improve personal performance and build a culture for success?

Tips on releasing the full potential of your people, through your own actions – from the 2019 series of Threads discussions. Discussion host: Dr Phil Johnson – Clinical Sports Psychologist, performance and executive coach.  Context It can be lonely at the top for a boss. It can be hard to express feelings and thoughts. It isContinue reading “People: How can founders improve personal performance and build a culture for success?”

People: How do you get technical people to lead and manage?

Tips on encouraging engineers with leadership skills to explore this valuable trait – from the 2018 series of Threads discussions. Discussion host: Peter Cain, change and growth Consultant at Anamosys.  Context It’s usually better to grow your own managers as they will already have the respect of the existing technical staff. They will understand your productsContinue reading “People: How do you get technical people to lead and manage?”

People: How do you appraise your staff and deal with poor performance?

Tips on appraising staff and getting the best from those that are underperforming, for busy managers and founders of growing technology companies – from the 2017 series of Threads discussions. Discussion host: Peter Cain, growth and change Consulatant at Anamosys. Context Everything begins and ends with the culture of openness that you create; a culture inContinue reading “People: How do you appraise your staff and deal with poor performance?”