In just five minutes, Patty McCord, the iconic former chief talent officer at Netflix, shares the key insights that led her to toss the handbook out the window. It’s inspiring and absolutely spot on. Well worth a watch. I particularly like the lesson about being “great companies to be from”.
A useful reminder from Augi Woo – who runs a great IT business supporting businesses – noting that cyber criminals are targeting small business (like yours). No scaremongering, but worth considering for your systems into 2022. — Unfortunately, when it comes to cyber threats, no company is safe now —
I’ve worked with owners and founders for a long time, and during that time I’ve found one thing is almost always true, and that is founders find it incredibly difficult to let go. It’s unsurprising, given that the business they’ve built or are building is their metaphorical baby, but as
A manager asks a team member to prepare a presentation. The draft falls short of what’s needed, so the manager expresses her disappointment and offers feedback via email, then waits for her colleague’s second try. The next iteration still misses the mark; the manager, pressed for time and concerned that
In this video, I chatted to David Price from The Grove Media – a successful media planning and buying agency that opened its doors in 1997. The Grove Media team successfully manages an incredible 250+ clients across a broad spectrum of industries – retaining them for well above the agency
Ever received an unexpected piece of news from a client and thought ‘what the hell?’. This article is a reminder that often, when a client brings you a piece of information, they are often in fact bringing you an answer to a question rather than a question itself. And unless
This brilliant article from McKinsey follows on from our recent article on re-recruiting your staff. It highlights the ongoing (and worrying) trend that a record number of employees are quitting or thinking about doing so. More than 19 million US workers—and counting—have quit their jobs since April 2021, a record pace disrupting businesses
Struggling to work well with certain colleagues? Find yourself having the same issues time and again despite promises to change? If you identify yourself or a team member from the scenario below, then hopefully I have a few ideas which might make you reframe your approach and have more clear
We spend a lot of time and effort recruiting in business, but recruitment efforts are worthless if your company is a revolving door for employees. Once you make great hires, it’s more important than ever to keep showing those individuals why they should want to work at your company. You
A nice little article I read on Harvard Business Review by Constance Dierickx and Dorie Clark. As many leaders begin encouraging more time in the office for their teams – there are a number of ways to make sure you’re supporting the transition. Leaders and managers tend to think of employees in
