Why Leadership Is a Skill Not a Talent
Effective leadership can be taught, learned, and improved upon. Seeing it as a skill to nurture in your team will empower your team.
Good Cop Bad Cop: Meaning, Examples & How It Plays Out at Work
Good cop, bad cop is a negotiation tactic where one person plays the tough role while the other stays sympathetic. Here’s what it means — and why it shows up in workplace dynamics more than you’d think.
How to Build a Culture of Appreciation in Your Workplace: A Guide for Managers and Teams
When you think about it, creating a culture of appreciation is about more than just boosting productivity. It’s about making work a place where people genuinely want to be.
5 Quick and Fun Games to Energise Your Next Team Meeting
Boost engagement with these team meeting games! Quick, fun, and easy to play, they energise teams, spark creativity, and improve collaboration in minutes.
Team Builders Team Build Their Own Team Building Team
This article was first written in February 2020, fresh off our values retreat. Five years on, the values have evolved. We’ve republished it here as a reminder of where it all started. Reflections on the Banana Life Values Retreat During the last week of January 2020 we, the Banana Life Team (Andy, Amanda, Mike, […]
Enneagrams, What They Are and How They Will Help You Succeed
Enneagrams, What They Are and How They Will Help You Succeed Have you heard about the Enneagram? This is a theory that was modernised by Bolivian philosopher Oscar Ichazo back in the 1960s and is now used by therapists to help people better understand themselves! We’ve been getting into this here at Banana Life and we think it may […]
Common Team Building Mistakes (And What to Do Instead)
Team building has a lot of potential. When it works, it brings people closer, builds trust, and makes the day-to-day flow a little easier. But when it misses, it can feel awkward, forced or like a waste of time.
Banana Life Joins Pledge 1%: Giving Back Is Part of Our Ethos
Through Pledge 1%, we create impact beyond the games; supporting purpose-driven teams to connect.
Trickle-Down Leadership: Letting Your Team Take Over
Trickle-Down Leadership: Letting Your Team Take Over Company behaviours, in general, can usually be tied back to the behaviours of its leaders. If you have positive, focused, driven behaviours from your leaders, this sets an example for the team. It’s contagious. People rise to the expectation or standards set by the leaders, but the same […]
The Ultimate Guide to Engaging Your Remote Team During the Holiday Season
Image by Shannon Lawford from Pixabay The holidays are coming up, and if you’re managing a remote team, you might be wondering how to keep everyone feeling connected. It’s tricky—people are spread out, there’s end-of-year fatigue, and honestly, it’s hard to recreate that office buzz over a screen. But there’s good news: even if your […]