The Collective Intelligence in the Duck Pond
Duck Pond Solutions Director, Gill Duck, gave up doing things the routine way quite a few years ago.
She found progress hampered by linear thinking and the attitude of ‘that’s the way it’s always been done’, so she determined to break out, follow her gut instinct and trust her feelings and experience that there are more effective ways to succeed by operating beyond the norm.
That’s why, after a few years in successful partnership she’s gone solo, forging strategic alliances and working with a growing team of crack associates who add to the quality of her offerings exponentially.
Cue Graham Winter and his Think One Team methodology.
With more than a decade’s progress serving the needs of Australian and Asian clients, Graham has delivered the Think One Team methodology to a diverse set of business environments - from RMIT University to BAE Systems, ME Bank and Westpac to Jurlique, Renault to the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office, and so many more.
In addition, he’s a three-times chief psychologist for the Australian Olympic Team, ex PWC consultant and best-selling author of six business books, including Think One Team.
Focus on people
One of the main things that Gill and Graham have in common is their commitment to people.
They both know that the minute you unlock the potential of your teams, and your leaders is when you get movement towards a better way of working, and better outcomes.
With Gill, it’s her native sense of connection, her wide experience across business sectors and her track record in delivering consistent quality outcomes.
Combine that with Graham’s psychology background and experience, his international network and science-backed, proven methodology, and you have a crack team with a global background and local knowledge that’s guaranteed to deliver your strategy management goals.
Tackle the unwritten rules
Think One Team’s system of tackling the unwritten rules in a workplace is one of the keys to its success.
So many times, initiatives that work on paper are undermined by the underground culture of an organisation. But with Duck Pond and Think One Team’s approach, they unearth those unwritten rules, unpack them and disperse them. This gives your staff and leaders both the freedom and the permission to think and do things differently, and that’s when the progress happens.
Think of the difference it would make if your teams:
Share the big picture over pursuing other agendas
Share the reality over ‘avoid and deny’
Share the air over stifled communication
Share the load over protecting turf
Share the wins and losses over playing ‘I win, you lose’
The resulting transformation isn’t magic, but it’s just as exciting.
It’s not either/or - it’s both/and
When you decide to get into the Duck Pond, you get both these highly successful individuals and their teams, who collectively bring more than the sum of their parts to your strategy.
They tackle the difficult questions, unlock your organisation’s potential and set your people up with a sustainable way to continuously improve, long after the project is finished.
If you would like to explore whether Duck Pond Solutions is right for you, visit the Duck Pond Solutions website, email Gill or call her on 08 8311 3776 for a confidential chat.