“It’s not my responsibility” I spotted a graphic on LinkedIn recently which talked about personal responsibility (it was similar to the first image below). It’s premise was around healthy boundary setting. The problem was that the creator of the graphic had posted it into a LinkedIn group around leadership, and
At the beginning of this year, I held a workshop with 25+ people from the team at JAA, a media agency in London. The workshop was all about inspiring individuals to have more commercially curious conversations in 2023 – challenging them on how they might be able to better serve
OK, so I’m likely to use the Apple users at this point, but nevertheless this little tip (I’m refusing to coin ‘life hack’) is too good not to share. Steps Recorder (called Problems Steps Recorder in Windows 7), is a program that helps you troubleshoot a problem on your device
It’s very tempting to over democratise your business. But the truth is that in some instances, your (admirable) desire to empower your teams and involve them in every decision within the business can lead to your decision making lacking in precision and direction. Let me be clear that I’m challenging
We wanted to know how leaders in businesses of all sizes were feeling. What were their fears? Their challenges? The things that consistently kept them awake at night or feeling unfulfilled? We realised that they would be candidly sharing these challenges with one of their most trusted advisors – their
One of the most interesting thoughts I read this week. Andrew Huberman shared his thoughts on dopamine, and the how this very remarkable molecule is the one basic currency of motivation, drive, and reward seeking behaviour. Dopamine can sustain effort and make us feel like the life is worth living
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
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
Podcasts have changed the way we consume information in a mind-boggling way. There has been a 110% increase in podcast shows YoY (The Podcast Index, 2022 vs April 2021) and we’re set for 300,000 years-worth of listening in 2022 (Simplecast Internal Analytics 2021, based on 3.5M downloads). In terms of spend, according
Caroline Hunt runs Emerald Starfish, a recruitment company with a difference. Caroline and I came across each other due to the ongoing problem almost all service businesses are having with recruiting talent. In the past I’ve talked extensively about the importance of re-recruiting your teams, but the issues around bringing
