Team Performance Model High-performing teams don’t happen by accident. They are built deliberately, consistently, and with a shared understanding of how teams actually form, align, and execute . The Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance Model is used because it does something most team frameworks fail to do: it makes the invisible forces of team dynamics visible , practical, and predictable. This model gives leaders and teams a common language for the real journey  teams go through

DUMB GOALS If you’ve spent years working with SMART goals, the idea of “DUMB goals” may sound… well, a bit ridiculous. But in Leading on Purpose , DUMB goals are deliberately designed to break the limitations of traditional goal-setting. They unleash ambition, spark innovation, and shift a team’s mindset from incremental thinking to transformational outcomes. Most organisations suffocate their own potential by forcing everything to be measurable, realistic and time-bound  bef

In today’s crowded marketplace, products and services alone no longer set organisations apart. Competitors can copy your pricing, your technology, even your marketing, but they can’t replicate your purpose . Purpose is the why  behind what you do. It’s not a slogan on the wall or a line in the annual report; it’s the driving force that shapes decisions, inspires people, and aligns strategy to execution. When an organisation has a clear and authentic purpose, something remarka

Logic vs Emotion In business, we often take pride in being rational . We analyse data, build cases, and calculate ROI before making a move. But here’s the truth: logic rarely inspires action. Emotion does. As I wrote in Leading on Purpose , “The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action, while reason leads to conclusions.” Think about the most powerful movements, innovations, or breakthroughs in your organisation — they didn’t start with