It’s true that producing stuff (eg developing a digital product) without an overall strategy is problematic. All that producing-stuff without clear purpose or direction is probably not entirely wasted, but … Continue reading Neglecting the small stuff for lack of the big stuff
The other week I sat down to work out what on earth was happening in our economy. At the time the (now former) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (now former) … Continue reading Models as the basis for a conversation
The other day I was discussing with a friend the collapse in value of the pound brought about by a prime minister and chancellor who launched a significant, sudden and … Continue reading The benefits of a second class mind
Sometimes people don’t always act the way that’s expected of them. This might be someone in our team breaching rules of what’s acceptable, a business partner violating an agreement, or … Continue reading Showing you can do the hard thing
Is it okay to talk about politics in the workplace? If so, what are the limits? Or are there none? In some private sector companies it’s forbidden (and that’s been … Continue reading Learn to disagree well
Adversity isn’t welcomed, but if we are forced to recognise it we can use it to our advantage. I was thinking about this recently after one tech leader commented to … Continue reading Operating in adversity
I came across a blog post recently provocatively entitled “I Cheated on My Microsoft Interview”. The gist of the story is that the author got a chance to interview for … Continue reading You make your own luck
A short time ago I wrote that productive conversations come from intellectual honesty and engaging positively. But intellectual honesty is important for organisational culture, too. Without this things can go … Continue reading Intellectual honesty for sustainable progress
This week I was writing a business case, and for a moment caught myself wondering why I was spending so much time fiddling around with the paragraph spacing. But very … Continue reading The value of presentational details
Fairly early in my career I needed to make a change in my team—I needed to make a couple of people line managers, because the number of direct reports I … Continue reading Ask the people impacted
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