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How to release business agility

How to release business agility

“Agility is released” – well that’s what I said. And it didn’t go down well. Well, it wouldn’t have gone down well with you either, if you’d spent over £20 million pounds to “Go Agile” and somebody (me) had just told you you’d wasted much of

The Trinity of Career Development - a powerful way to understand yourself

The Trinity of Career Development - a powerful way to understand yourself

Career Development is a weird thing. We’re often told we need to do it but often lack any frame of reference. But wouldn’t it be great to develop our careers in line with who we are? To find a career and job that seems to fit us well?

The 6 pillars of life - build strong personal foundations

The 6 pillars of life - build strong personal foundations

I have 5 pillars of life – and they need to remain in tension. I can’t help but ponder that work life balance is a myth. There is no balance for many of us in the modern world, only a tension that needs maintaining. But with the blurring of lines

Books for managers - My top recommended 9

Books for managers - My top recommended 9

There are lots of books for managers. Loads of them. And loads of other books in the world worth reading. Thousands of them. So, deciding on 9 books for managers was tricky. But these are the books I come back to over and over again – books that have helped me.

The Principles of Agility - 16 effective principles to consider

The Principles of Agility - 16 effective principles to consider

I don’t talk a lot about agile I prefer to talk about principles of agility. In fact, I rarely mention the word “agile” at all, but I guess you could say I DO help companies become agile. Instead or arguing over agile I lift out of the weeds and

Active listening is the greatest compliment

Active listening is the greatest compliment

Active listening is the greatest compliment you could give someone; your attention, your focus, your care. “Listening is the greatest compliment” Bob Proctor, Wealth Coach I agree with Bob Proctor – active listening is the greatest compliment you can give someone. Your full, undivided attention. Doesn’t it make you feel

How to run effective meetings

How to run effective meetings

Effective meetings don’t seem to happen very often. Or is it just me. Sad as this is, but many companies still run wholly ineffective meetings. If you’re not happy with how you run meetings, or you want to run meeting that make people go “wow” (and yes, I’