Stop making your best people manage other people.

Someone in your team is incredibly talented at what they do. They have experience. They have passion. They have a wealth of knowledge about their subject matter. You know they are valuable to your company (after all, it’s their knowledge that keeps winning you new business and is inspiring teams)….

Proximity Bias. Are you favouring those in the office?

Proximity bias — the idea that employees with close proximity to their leaders are seen as better workers — will penalise women, people of colour and working parents the most, as these groups are spending less time in the office than their peers. I spotted this on a LinkedIn news…

Process is an enabler, not a limiter.

I loved the below post from Ian Harris (founder of the brilliant Agency Hackers network). As a real lover of process, it really stood out for me, highlighting that process really is an enabler, not a limiter. In light of the above – and as I continue my quest to…

Zoom 101 – What to do if there’s a no-show at your meeting

I work with founders of growing businesses, which could also be explained as saying ‘I work with a lot of very busy people’. Despite many board meetings now going ahead in person (hurrah!), I also spend a lot of time during the week on Zoom calls.  It’s inevitable that sometimes…

Watch: Unsubscribe agony.

Don’t give in to the frustration, let it be the catalyst for whimsy. As my team and I continue to build assets for lots of new leadership and development courses for AndyBrown.Coach, we’ve had plenty of conversations about workflows, utilising Hubspot, sorting out our current lists and generally spending some…

Sharing is caring (well, sometimes)

A member of a team I work with recently shared a link to an article. “This is a good one“, he said. That was it. In time poor lives where your inbox can at times feel like someone else’s to do list, if you’re going to share you need to…

Create, collaborate, chill

I wanted to share this email I received from Podcaster and productivity writer Graham Alcott because it’s a great way to rethink how you divide your attention. Importantly, I think, is Graham’s note around ‘Good Chill’, and planning in your recharge time as you would for time to create and…

Kindness is contagious

“It turns out generosity can actually be contagious… receivers of a prosocial act can pay it forward. Kindness can actually spread.” A lovely, uplifting article on how random acts of kindness make a bigger splash than expected. You can read the full article on Science Daily, but for ease I’ve…

The power of direct client/customer conversation 

Ever received an unexpected piece of news from a client and thought ‘what the hell?’. I posted this piece of advice last year, but a few conversations recently have put it front of mind again.  This article is a reminder that often, when a client brings you a piece of…