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Thinking on purpose, leadership & teams
Articles and short videos on purpose, psychological safety, burnout, team ownership and agile delivery.
Purpose & Meaning – Energy for Work, Life and Leadership
Join me fireside for a hot minute to chat about tapping into a fresh source of energy for work, life and leadership.
People Challenges We Face as Business Leaders
Some reflections on the people challenges we face as business leaders and what some of the solutions might look like.
How To Avoid Burnout
A ten-video series on how to avoid burnout in your team or your business. Each video is under a minute. Because burnout creates terrible outcomes.
*RANT ALERT*: We “need Agile” and we “need to be Adaptive”
I’ve seen it time and time again. “We should be delivering with Agile”. “We need to be more Agile”. “We need to be more Adaptive”.
Information Radiators
Want to increase stakeholder alignment? A tool you can use to help do this is INFORMATION RADIATORS.
Psychological Safety – MYTH #4
MYTH #4: “Psychological safety depends on the personalities in the team.” Google did a study on this one. They called it “Project Aristotle”.
Psychological Safety – MYTH #3
MYTH #3: “Having Psychological Safety means we always agree and never have intense discussions.” It is actually quite the contrary!
Psychological Safety – MYTH #2
If you missed Myth #1, you can find it here. Now for MYTH #2 (drum roll please.): “Having psychological safety means we lower our standards and don’t…
Psychological Safety – MYTH #1
The term “Psychological Safety” is thrown around a lot and, unfortunately, has more baggage than a pre-covid airport carousel!
How to Create Team Ownership
“If you want people to to think, give them intent, not instruction.” -David Marquet Wise words from a man who created the greatest nuclear submarine…
Problem Déjà Vu – When Familiar Problems Repeat and Cascade in Tech & Digital
You know it when you see it. A problem popping up in your department, your team, your process, your systems. One that you’ve seen before.
Drinking From the Fire Hose of Challenges & How to Fix It
Ever felt in your work like there were more problems around than problem solvers could actually tend to?
Lasting Agility Goes Deeper Than Mindset
“Mindset: A mental attitude or inclination.” -Merriam Webster What has caused civilizations throughout the ages to fundamentally transform on a large…
How We Started Agile Transformation at Frucor Suntory
At Frucor Suntory we’ve been working on transforming our Business Technology organisation from a predict-and-plan, systems-focused way of thinking…
Whitepapers
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Longer reads on purpose-driven organisations and agile delivery.
Creating Inspired Organisations
A guide for executives, directors and division leaders on enabling business success by leveraging purpose, productivity and people.
Download · 16 pages · 2.6 MBAgility in Projects & Programmes
How project, programme and delivery managers can get time back, have less stress and a happier, more engaged team.
Download · 12 pages · 3.5 MBAgility in Continuous Improvement
For leaders in technology and digital: getting beyond the firefighting to a freer schedule and a more engaged team.
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