Hi, my name is Rob and welcome to Cultivated Management
– Advice and ideas on cultivating great workplaces, nurturing effective employees and releasing business agility – through the super power of effective communication.
– Advice and ideas on cultivating great workplaces, nurturing effective employees and releasing business agility – through the super power of effective communication.
My name is Rob Lambert and I passionately believe in cultivating great places to work that nurture talented and effective employees, whilst releasing business agility.
I believe that developing the superpower of effective communication is one of the greatest things we can do to build workplaces that enrich the lives of all who work in them.
I share ideas and advice about speaking effectively, writing clearly, thinking critically and expressing your creativity through effective communication.
Effective communication requires diversity, critical thinking, truth, authenticity, clarity and purpose. It’s also a powerful lever to pull to Release Business Agility.
I have been a VP of software engineering, a VP of HR (CIPD qualified), Head of Communication and VP of agile looking after large teams and big budgets. I am a Media Scientist by training, education and qualification.
I now consult with companies to help them Release Business Agility through effective communication, creativity and critical thinking – combined with high value HR initiatives.
I am always learning and I share what I know in the following ways:
Thanks
Rob..
Check out the YouTube channel? I’m still learning how to make better videos – I hope you enjoy the videos and join me on our journey.
Excellent communication skills will set you apart at work. They’re also transferable between industries. They’re also behaviours that we can learn.
I run an award winning in-person Communication Workshop – and it’s now online!
I teach the science of communication, the art of body language, how to write well and how to project confidence and assertiveness. We also cover why appearance sometimes matter and how to listen well – after all, listening is the greatest compliment. Find out more and enrol below.
We spend around 90,000 hours of our lives at work. My mission is to help you make the most of these hours, have a career and body of work you are proud of and to cultivate great workplaces.
The values that I aspire to with Cultivated Management …
Creativity – the topics of work, management, leadership etc can be dull. Very dull. But there are creative ways to solve problems, communicate about these topics and design our careers. No point in being boring if there’s a creative way to move ahead.
Humour and Playfulness – tied to the above – there’s fun to be had. After all, if we’re not having fun with it – we should be done with it.
Appreciation of Excellence – there is excellence all around. We often just need to learn to see it – and then appreciate it.
Do no Harm – the advice and support I provide through Cultivated Management should lead to no harm if you implement it. There’s some shady advice out there from people who are simply spouting theory – my advice is grounded in evidence.
Critical Thinking – I am not one to take theories on face value. I apply a critical eye to that which we often call normal in work. This can result in content that may jar with your thinking – but I back it all up through research and experience
Inclusivity – I am HR qualified and spent years as a VP in HR – I am therefore keen to ensure my work is accessible and relevant to a diverse audience. I make content for people from all walks of life – everyone.
Curiosity – at the heart of all I do is curiosity. Is there a better way to do something? How does this thing work? How can we get better? Curiosity ripples through all that I share and do.
Accuracy – I show you how I do my work, how I come to my conclusions and how I form these ideas I share. I use data where data exists. I aim to be accurate in all that I share.
Posters, books, free stuff, big guides, little guides, funny stuff, serious stuff – all designed to help you cultivated great workplaces.
I co-host a podcast about stationery! Yes, the potential that good analogue stationery can bring to our lives.
We wax lyrical about the potential – and how to unleash it – with stationery. Sounds odd but we started this as a ramble chat and quickly realised there were plenty of freaks like us out there!
Photography has long been a passion of mine, as such I am practicing each and every day to be a better photographer; to tell better stories through photos; and to learn how choosing what to focus on bleeds into my world as a manager, leader and consultant. I even did a video about how the art of photography is the art of leadership.
If photography interests you, I share my photos over on Insta.
I believe ALL organisations exist to serve the greater purpose of society.
I believe very strongly that every person (and animal) has the right to the best quality of life they can, even if that life may be short.
That’s why I donate 5% of all revenue from my products and affiliate links to charity.
2.5% always goes to Naomi House – a hospice in Winchester for life limited children and their parents.
The other 2.5% sometimes goes to a different charity each year, or I donate this to Naomi House.
I don’t do much social media anymore, but I do like a little Insta every so often.