Beware the return of the hybrid meetingHybrid working is hard. There is a simplicity that comes from having your team primarily remote, or primarily office based — everyone is…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Great organisations think differently about responsibility.I was talking to a friend the other day. Something had gone wrong at their workplace, and the immediate reaction of the head of their area…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
What have t-shirts got to do with succession planning?I’m in the process of handing over my role at Clarasys. And because of that I’ve been reflecting on my experiences of previous handovers /…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Great visions don’t start with bullet points — Make Work MeaningfulA great vision is many things:Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
The disguised ask for helpA couple of months ago, I was left frustrated at the end of a meeting by two things at opposite ends of the same spectrum.Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
Struggling with innovation. Less may be more. — Make Work MeaningfulAt Clarasys, we’d built a very effective way to get stuff done. It helped us grow and scale a lean business. Our back office processes…Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
Is it time to move past presenting a united front?The go-to when communicating difficult decisions is the ‘united front’. But is that still right?Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
Your power and your teamPower isn’t something that gets talked about much in organisations.Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
5 steps to better delegation of decisions — Make Work MeaningfulThe delegation of decisions is the ultimate test of the trust you have in your team and your team have in you. Asking someone to take…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
How to communicate plans when you know they’ll changeOver the last 12 months, we have all become masters in creating plans that have fallen apart within a few weeks (days) of being made. And…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021