by Michael Bunting | Aug 10, 2022
I once had the following conversation with a client, and I’m sure you can relate: ‘So, Pat, how did it go with your boss, Robin?’ I asked. ‘Not great,’ Pat replied. ‘What happened?’ ‘Well, after we completed that anonymous survey on Robin’s leadership, we were invited...
by Michael Bunting | Jul 27, 2022
Tough Feedback and Reactive Behaviours We all have a hard time accepting tough feedback. We all want to be seen for our best qualities, and we want to defend, explain and justify our weaknesses. When avoiding accountability, we typically engage in one or more of these...
by Michael Bunting | Jul 13, 2022
What is the talk you are trying to walk as a leader? In other words, what is most important to you to role model both as a human being and as a leader? What are your values, your code, the principles you want to lead by? All leaders need to answer this most obvious...
by Michael Bunting | Jul 13, 2022
The head of culture for a multinational division once called us for strategic advice. I asked her what she had implemented so far. She had been busy with endless events and webinars on a huge range of relevant and interesting subjects. Her people were practically...
by Michael Bunting | Mar 21, 2022
Several years ago, a major Australian bank was accused of having a toxic culture. The CEO declared in the media that the middle management was the cause of the poor culture. I still remember how perplexed I was when I read that. The CEO was publicly demonstrating...
