It’s likely you have heard the term ‘deep work’ bandied about the place of late. Positioned as an answer to perpetual distraction, multi-tasking and checking phones and emails every few minutes, deep work promises dividends in terms of productivity, employability and happiness. For agency founders and leaders, there is something
Cat Navarro is the guru of process and COO of flown.com. I was lucky enough to speak to her about how agencies can use process to accelerate and streamline their workflows, the importance of great process and some excellent examples on how to break down and tackle process work. Why
Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing my face (and the backdrop of books behind it) on a BlueJeans call will testify to my love of books. I’m often unapologetically thrusting new reads or interesting articles toward my computer camera or posting out books to those I think will
I was joined by living legend, and marketing procurement consultant Tina (not Tuna) Fegent in a discussion about how agencies can work with the enigma that is procurement. My pricing workshop a few weeks ago brought up a common discussion point – procurement. Namely, how agencies can work with them
Be aware of the analogy around unconscious bias; Just because you know about it, doesn’t mean you are free from it. A really interesting and free way to check how biased you are is to take the Harvard Implicit Association Tests. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs
This post came about following a conversation with a client of mine who was frustrated that his team were not as enthused as he would like on the usual Monday call. After some discussion, it became obvious that whilst the format of the Monday meeting had been set up (some
Here’s an exercise for you. If someone says to you, “I don’t like those trousers on you”. What might they mean? Stop reading now and have a think. Jot down as many meanings as you can on a sheet of paper. I’ve shared some of my thoughts at the end
This article is based on an email I received from the Promising Outcomes team at the beginning of the year. It elicited a couple of thoughts and feelings and I enjoyed the under current of hope and opportunity for businesses who innovate their way through the pandemic. The email also
I wanted to share this video – a TED Talk from Emergency Room Doctor Darria Long – that will make you rethink the way you behave about prioritisation and stress forevermore. So often I find myself speaking with ’crazy busy’ (and stressed) clients about how to use triage as
You know those budget holders within existing client businesses that you don’t work with but are desperate to get your hooks into? It’s those people who are really your client. One of the founders I work with recently lost a six figure account apparently out of the blue. They were
