If you, like the rest of the white-collar world, have been fast-tracked to working out how to manage the new blending of home and work. Working out how to manage a workforce that I like to call locally-remote. And about how to get the best out of a team also finding their own feet. There are three things that you absolutely must not do.
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See it, characterise it, DISAGREE, communicate it, solve it What do the best teams have in common? They have something uncommon. They have a co-operative culture with disagreement at their core. This type of thoughtful disagreement is the heart of effective problem-solving teams. But how do you build something like that, […]
Stop, Forget and Deflect The Military is a funny thing. A very unique working environment for many reasons. One of which, is that all positions are filled from within. There is no external recruitment (although this may change in some areas soon). Even more unique to this process is there are […]
Without a doubt, the most influential leadership book I have read in the last 18 months is “Turn the Ship Around! — a true story of turning followers into leaders” by L. David Marquet. This book has had a profound effect on me.
Not all the time, but its important you do it There have been a few Podcasts that have had a profound effect on me; The focused, but diverse Learning Leader Show podcast by Ryan Hawk, The honest and emotive stories from The Moth, and The authentic curiosity of The School of […]
The 9 lies and why we continue to believe them Ashley Goodall and Marcus Buckingham co-authored a book ‘The Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leaders Guide to the Real World”. The authors chose an inflammatory title, deliberately. ‘The Nine Lies about Work’ focuses on common adages that are held up […]
I’m noticing a trend, one that I catch myself stuck in as well. We over apologise. I’ve apologised too much this week, but I’ve done nothing that truly merited an apology. Do these sound familiar? “Sorry, can I get through here…”“My apologies boss, but you’ve got that wrong…”“I’m sorry, can I […]
Even generalists need shape When the group needs someone to see around the corner, to find the way on an uncertain path, they need a person to lean forward into the less known. That person is brave enough to look, humble enough to realise they may not yet know, and diligent […]
The late night infomercial that helped Mel Robbins become famous Mel Robbins is now the most widely booked female Keynote speaker, author of two best selling novels, collaborated with Audible on two learning series, recently filmed a syndicated day-time talk show with Sony Entertainment and presented at TED with her talk […]
What I’ve learnt, a Fathers Day reflection ’Tis easy enough to be pleasantWhen life flows on like a song, But the man worth while is the man with a smileWhen everything else goes wrong Ella Wheeler Wilcox Firstly, I found researching some things for this article interesting. For instance, if you Google “The […]