Posts Tagged ‘organisation’
Simplify: How can you take stuff OUT instead of putting stuff IN?
Editor: I like your book except for the ending. Author: What’s wrong with the ending? Editor: It should be closer to the beginning When I wrote my new book, Beyond Burnout, the editing process taught me that taking words out was far more powerful than putting them in. The best sentences were the short ones.…
Read More5 tips for making better decisions during COVID-19
Right now, along with millions of other leaders around the world, you’re having to make decisions about things you never thought you would, at a pace you never imagined. You’re also making these decisions in an environment that’s changing not just day-by-day, but sometimes, hour-by-hour. So if you find yourself attempting to control more than…
Read MoreHow NOT to run a meeting – let my pain be your gain
When I first became a manager, the thing I dreaded the most was running the weekly team meeting. Cue copious eye rolling, blank stares and sideways smirks, constant phone checking and deathly silence. All the while, I perched anxiously at the head of the table. Not yet comfortable in my new manager skin – I…
Read MoreThe Waterfall Effect
The way I see it, information within an organisation can be likened to a waterfall. It tends to flow easily from its source at the top i.e. the senior leadership team, down to the employees. In fact, ‘flow’ is perhaps not the most accurate description of how this information travels. More often than not, directives,…
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