𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆: 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆: 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿? We hear it in almost every team session on transformation. A leader, sincere and well-meaning, says: “I don’t see colour.” At face value, it sounds progressive, even virtuous. However, it can cause loss of trust, psychological safety, talent, and ultimately results. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. […]

Accountability and the Execution Gap

97% 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 93% 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. (𝘕𝘓𝘐) Is it any surprise that leaders are frustrated about the lack of execution and performance, when they invest so much in crafting and communicating Vision and Strategy? 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 is mostly thinking by leaders, while 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is […]

The BLAME Game – is it all bad?

Have you ever felt singled out as the cause for a problem? Shift happens. Between intention and execution there is inevitably a gap, where expectations are not met and intended results not achieved. This gap could be anything from a minor deviation to a catastrophic failure. Whatever the size of the gap, this is where […]

PAST EVENT – Leadership Masterclass in Accountability

To register for the masterclass or express your interest click HERE and complete our registration form. In November 2025, we hosted a webinar on Accountability as a Reflective Practice. The level of engagement and interest confirmed something we see consistently in our work with leaders and teams, that  accountability remains one of the most critical and […]

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 “𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲” 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀!

(authored by Cecil) I once had a commenter ask me: “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦!” My response? Artificial harmony is where innovation and performance go to die. In our work as OD consultants, in CalanaMurray […]

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗔 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?   In our work of facilitating change in organisations, few words evoke as much emotive response as transformation. People react with a wide range of emotions such as:  𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵, 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]

When the System Changes Your Plan

We thought we had it all worked out. After hundreds of hours of team coaching, we know the value of preparation. We ask the right questions, clarify expectations, design detailed guides with minute-by-minute timing, and even build in Plan B, C, and D. This time, when we arrived at what was meant to be the […]

Surgery and Rehab for Teams – seriously??

Is your team doing its rehab, or is it relying on surgery? If you’re wondering how on earth these ideas are connected, read on. New York-based orthopedic surgeon Howard Luks MD posted something on LinkedIn this week that really grabbed our attention. “Too many people believe that surgery is a finish line. It’s not. It’s […]

SOCIAL MARKETING blah blah blah …

You’ve probably heard it … “𝙮’𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚, 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙩, 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡, 𝙖𝙙𝙨, 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨… 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜.” What’s one marketing “𝘆’𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮” you’ve felt under pressure to follow… and how have you made it your own? For us it has felt overwhelming — especially when our approach is 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 – building trust through real […]

Psychological Safety at Work

While attending a briefing by a company regarding a contract, our directors Sindiswa Calana and Cecil Murray noted the high priority given to safety requirements. It was interesting to learn that, if your employees are working from home, you are responsible for their safety in that extended workplace. The example they gave was the tripping […]