How To Excel In a Group Setting with Change Expert and Author of 'The Hive Mind at Work', Siobhan McHale

On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Siobhan McHale, change expert and author of 'The Hive Mind at Work'. Kristel and Siobhan discuss tips for navigating group dynamics, group intelligence and how to positively promote change in a group setting. Siobhan shares lessons we can learn from how bees operate and lots more! Tune in now!

Key Takeaways From This Episode

• What are some of the lessons we can learn from how bees operate?
• Why is group intelligence (GQ) more effective in bringing about workplace change than the traditional IQ and EQ options?
• What can leaders do when workplace change is too slow?
• What skills are necessary for navigating change in today’s more complex work environment?
• Why do so many workplace change efforts fail to deliver?

About Siobhan:

Siobhan McHale has worked across four continents, helping thousands of leaders to create more agile and productive workplaces. She also has been on the “inside” as the executive in charge of culture change in a series of large, multinational organizations. One of these inside jobs was a radical seven-year change initiative at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Bank that transformed it from the lowest-performing bank in the country into one of the highest-performing and most admired banks in the world. Professor John Kotter used her work with ANZ as a Harvard Business School case study designed to teach MBA students about managing change. She is the author of The Hive Mind at Work: Harnessing the Power of Group Intelligence to Create Meaningful and Lasting Change 

Connect with Siobhan:

Order The Hive Mind At Work

Website: https://www.siobhanmchale.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mchalesiobhan/?originalSubdomain=au 

About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel’s healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to “Live Greatly” while promoting leadership development and team building. K