
The People Game Newsletter
Shape your leadership. Shift your culture. Strengthen your teams. Each month, we bring you insightful, no-fluff perspectives on leadership, culture, and team dynamics—packed with practical shifts, bold ideas, and fresh experiments to try. Expect real-world lessons, thought-provoking questions, and strategies you can use right now to create alignment, energise teams, and lead with impact. Because culture isn’t what you say—it’s what you do. And leadership? That’s how you shape it. Let’s make every shift count.
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SHAPE Shift: Control → Autonomy
Heading into Q1, we’re seeing a spike in conversation around accountability. And underneath it? A deeper concern: control is creeping back in.
When pressure’s on, many leaders default to tighter oversight: more reporting, more approvals, more check-ins. It feels like being across things.
But too...
by Meredith Wilson —
Jul 31, 2025
leadershift
leadership
SHAPE Shift: Hesitation → Hope
As we step into FY26, we’re seeing hesitation creeping into conversations. Teams holding back. Leaders waiting for alignment that never quite arrives. Momentum quietly stalling.
And here’s the irony: many of these teams are already aligned. What they’re missing isn’t direction. It’s hope.
Hope i...
by Meredith Wilson —
Jul 10, 2025
leadershift
leadership
SHAPE Shift: Protection → Safety
Over the last few months, we’ve noticed something creeping back in.
The instinct to protect.
Leaders holding on just a bit tighter. Team members looking for sign-off before they move. Conversations dialling down the challenge.
It’s understandable - protection feels helpful but here’s the thing: ...
by Meredith Wilson —
May 23, 2025
leadershift
leadership
