I have captured some highlights from 2024's typically ECLECTIC portfolio of projects. Many thanks to everyone who approached me for help, contributed insights or bravely participated in my workshops. TECH-ENABLED CARE. The challenge was how to deploy 'tech-enabled care' solutions to sustain independence for adults seeking social care support. Recommended service model embraced the potential... Continue Reading →
Hybrid working is here to stay for many of us. Those living it value the opportunity for greater work-life balance, the freedom to choose when and where to work, the potential for greater efficiency and the removal of a daily commute. NBER research suggests that working from home is valued as comparable to an 8% pay... Continue Reading →
Building team resilience makes a lot of sense. In supporting more effective management of work pressures and a greater ability to adapt to change it combines the benefit of better employee wellbeing, with better organisational performance. Given a context of reported burnout rates exceeding their covid peak levels there is a compelling case for some... Continue Reading →
Career development and destinations are common topics in my coaching conversations. With a lot of my clients leading innovation / transformation I decided I needed a point of view on the competencies linked to their leadership success. Recognising the diversity of roles, cultures and organisational contexts my pragmatic ambition was a model that a) was... Continue Reading →
To be honest I am much more comfortable describing the future of a brand or business than my own future. Despite this I took the challenge of visualising my future 'best possible self' late last year. Writing for just over 2 hours I responded to the instructions used by Laura King in her 2001 study,... Continue Reading →
Goals are good for organisations and individuals If you have read John Doerr's Measure What Matters you will be very aware of the organisational benefits of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Backed with excellent examples, Doerr demonstrates that focus on prioritised, specific and action-oriented initiatives that flow from strategic priorities are critical for organisational success. He... Continue Reading →
Facilitation is core to my consultancy role and workshops range from problem-solving, to idea generation, strategy development or capability build. Agendas vary widely but they all share an expectation of a great collaborative experience that delivers excellent results. Here's 10 tips for wonderful workshop results 'facilitated' by my experience: 1. Start with a stretching (but... Continue Reading →
I need to declare an interest. I am a Ben & Jerry's fan. That said, the brand's collaboration with Tony’s to address the inequalities of chocolate sourcing and specifically slave labour is, I think, objectively brilliant. About a year ago I listened to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's recommendations for the "great food redesign" which called... Continue Reading →
I have just finished two excellent books. The first is Angela Duckworth's Grit which explains the winning combination of passion and perseverance (or "grit") that powers high achievers. The second, is Daniel Coyle's Culture Code which reveals "the secrets of highly successful groups." Together these books offer learning to both nurture high achievers and create... Continue Reading →
Patrick Radden Keefe's Empire of Pain is a compelling read for anyone, but especially those involved in marketing. Extensively researched it explores the history of the Sackler family, their private company Purdue Pharma and the introduction of OxyContin. It highlights greed, corruption, failures in regulation and unrestrained, ruthless marketing among the contributors to the opioid crisis in... Continue Reading →
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