Reskilling Has Never Been Such an Asset for Growth
If you have been following the business press over the past 6 months, you may have already seen the IKEA story. It has been picked up across HR publications, featured…
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Research-driven articles on leadership, team dynamics, change management and the science of work preferences. Drawing on 40+ years of team research, our team development articles help HR leaders, consultants and team managers build stronger, more effective teams.
From practical frameworks to evidence-based strategies, written for practitioners who want depth.
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15 June 2026
Your Team Is More AI-Ready Than You Think
McKinsey found that employees are about three times more likely than their leaders assume to already be using AI for a meaningful part of their daily work. Across organisations, people are already experimenting, learning and finding their own uses for these new tools, often ahead of the formal strategies meant to guide them.
how are your people already engaging, and what does each of them need to flourish within the organisation’s safety guardrails for an uplift in productivity?
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No Off-Season: Why Teams Need a System, Not One Development Day
For an elite athlete, training is the infrastructure their whole career is built on. They practice, get coaching, analyse video breakdowns and recover. This is repeated for years before every burst of competition. Most organisations…
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Building Teams That Speak Up, Adapt and Succeed
Or How to Spot Psychosocial Risks Early and Strengthen Team Wellbeing When people hear the term psychosocial risks, they often think about compliance, legislation, or responding to complaints.…
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How to Fix the Reinforcement Gap in L&D
What learning research taught Leadership Development Hermann Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve, first measured in 1885 and confirmed by every cognitive science study since, established that without reinforcement we forget roughly half of new learning within…
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Your Team Is More AI-Ready Than You Think
In the Superagency in the Workplace research, McKinsey found that employees are about three times more likely than their leaders assume to already be using AI for a…
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Your Simple Annual L&D Planning Checklist
For many L&D and HR teams, annual development program planning can feel like a balancing act. How do you best respond to immediate pressures while trying to invest…
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Why knowing yourself helps you get the role you love
The role fit question Most graduates pick their first role on extrinsic markers. Prestige of the firm, salary, brand on the CV, whoever gets back to them first…
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Every Decision Needs Promoting
Decisions die when no one carries them through the network around the room; the resilient leader is the one who recognises that every consequential decision needs Promoting and…
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Map Your Smart Decision System
Most organisations treat decision quality as a property of individual leaders. The smart leader makes the smart call. The unwise leader does not. The idea becomes that to…
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Building Leadership Capability Against Decision Fatigue
Leadership resilience is usually framed as endurance. The resilient leader holds up under pressure, recovers from setbacks and keeps deciding when the inbox keeps filling. That framing has…
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Seeing Difference as Strength
Five TMP Accreditation Stories We're thrilled to celebrate five new Team Management Profile (TMP) Accredited Practitioners from South Korea, all accredited in 2026 through workshops led by Hoh…
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Harnessing Diverse Thinking to Speed Up Delivery
Major projects slow down when teams think alike. Leaders who intentionally harness diverse thinking styles identify risks earlier, generate stronger options and move to decisions faster without sacrificing…
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When Executional Excellence Stops Scaling
High-performing technical leaders often struggle to scale their impact after promotion. This article explores why execution strength can limit productivity growth and the leadership skills executive leaders and…
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The Question That Built a Global Team Science Company
In 1985, two researchers at the University of Queensland asked a question that would transform how organisations think about teams. Four decades later, their answer has helped over…
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Leadership, Teams and Capability in 2026
Current research from Gartner to Deloitte confirms that HR leaders worldwide are confronting similar pressures: from ineffective traditional leadership training to urgent demands for measurable impact and practical…
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Leading Through Change
Learn how to lead change with confidence using QO2. Understand team risk orientation, build trust, and create momentum with this research-backed approach to navigating uncertainty.
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New Manager’s Guide: Lead Teams You Didn’t Build
67% of managers inherit teams they didn't build. Learn proven strategies to earn trust, decode team dynamics, and transform inherited teams into high-performers.
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The Hidden Performance Gap
Most teams lack visibility into what truly drives success. Learn how to measure what matters and build a high-performance team with proven, data-driven strategies.
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Purpose Isn’t a Perk
Discover how purpose boosts performance, engagement, and retention. Learn why meaning is essential for building high-performing, resilient teams today.
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Why Would a High Performance Team Fail?
Learn why great teams underperform. Explore the hidden dysfunctions that cause high-performance teams to fail and how to identify and fix them.
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From Directive to Developmental Leadership
Discover how to shift from directive to developmental leadership and build high-performing teams through better coaching, thinking, and engagement.
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The Success Paradox
Explore the emotional shift from maker to multiplier in leadership, and how navigating the identity crisis affects employee engagement and team effectiveness.
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6 Psychological Safety Myths – Busted!
Psychological safety is foundational for high-performing teams, yet many leaders misunderstand it. Explore six common myths—busted—and discover how Linking Skills can build genuine psychological safety in your workplace.
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The Myth of the ‘Born Leader’
Leadership isn't a fixed trait you're born with—it's a skill that can be learned. Discover how self-awareness, behavioral adaptation, and deliberate development define truly effective leaders.
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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Discover the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon—the "frequency illusion"—and learn how intentionally focusing on new skills and frameworks can accelerate personal growth and team performance.
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Thriving in the Future of Work
The workplace is changing fast. Use the TMS Types of Work Model to understand your strengths, identify transferable skills, and confidently navigate career transitions in the future of…
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The Case for Smarter Psychometric Testing in 2025
Explore five key principles for smarter psychometric testing in 2025—from choosing the right tools to ethical AI use—to build truly high-performing, talent-driven organizations.
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Spotlight on: TMP vs DISC
TMP vs DISC: compare these two powerful psychometric tools to find which best fits your team's development goals—quick communication wins with DISC or deep, strategic growth with TMP.
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Are You People or Task-Oriented
Are you a people-oriented or task-oriented leader? Learn how the Linking Leader Profile (LLP|360) helps you balance both dimensions to build high-performing, engaged teams.
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How Team Structures Shape Systems
Explore how different team structures shape organizational systems and performance. Learn how the Team Management Profile (TMP) helps leaders design teams that thrive.
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Bridging the Values Divide: Practical Strategies
Apply five practical strategies to bridge workplace values divides using the Window on Work Values (WoWV) model—turning differences into strengths and building a more inclusive team.
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Bridging The Values Divide
Explore how the Window on Work Values (WoWV) model helps bridge workplace values divides—turning diverse perspectives into a foundation for stronger collaboration and team cohesion.
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Self-Awareness: the Key to High Performing Teams (Part 2)
Part 2 of our self-awareness series: discover how high-performing teams apply self-awareness to strengthen communication, collaboration, and collective team performance using TMP insights.
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Self-Awareness: Foundation for Success (Part 1)
Self-awareness is the foundation of individual and professional success. Discover how the Team Management Profile (TMP) helps build internal and external self-awareness for better performance.
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Color Meetings
Discover the TMS Color Meetings framework—Green, Yellow, Red, and Blue—to structure team collaboration more effectively and ensure all aspects of team success are addressed.
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Navigating Changing Work Preferences
Work preferences shift naturally over a career – and the TMP helps you understand and adapt to those changes.
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Navigating Organisational Change: Harnessing the Power of the QO2 Profile
The QO2 Profile helps leaders understand how their teams perceive change – and tailor their approach accordingly.
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Trait Theory: How External Factors Shape Personality
Trait theory shows personality exists on a spectrum – shaped by experience, environment and the roles we take on.
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Why Coaching Skills are needed now, more than ever before!
Five core coaching competencies every leader needs – from goal-setting and questioning to active listening and trusted relationships.
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What is Linking? An Introduction to the 13 Skills of Effective Leadership
An introduction to the TMS Linking Leader Model, explaining the three levels and 13 skills — People Linking, Task Linking, and Leadership Linking — that form the foundation…
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Unlock Your Work Potential
Discover how understanding your work preferences — both task and social — can help you find purpose, motivation and greater satisfaction in your role using the Team Management…
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Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
A comprehensive guide to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, explaining key concepts, measuring success, and exploring the financial, creative, and engagement benefits of a diverse workforce.
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Cultural Behaviour in the Workplace
An exploration of why cultural awareness matters in the workplace, covering how to understand cultural differences, recruit diverse talent, and foster an inclusive team environment.
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How to manage employee(s) resistance to change
A practical guide for leaders on how to identify, assess and manage employee resistance to change, covering cost analysis and effective change management strategies.
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Adaptability can be learned
Adaptability is a learnable skill, not just an innate trait — this article explores what adaptability means, why it matters, and practical steps to develop it in your…
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Change fatigue in working teams
Explores why some team members resist change while others embrace it, and offers practical strategies leaders can use to help their whole team navigate change more effectively.
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Quick tips that can help your team navigate through change
Four practical tips to help leadership teams manage workplace change effectively, from establishing new routines to involving teams in decision-making.
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