One of the principles ever present in my work is: At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behaviour accordingly. But what if you don’t have a team per se? What if you are the only person in your team or department inContinue Reading
Nearly there. A well deserved end of year break to spend time with friends and family is almost upon us. Personally I can’t wait. However before heading home for the holidays it’s always uplifting to bring your team together to wrap things up. Spirits are generally high as team membersContinue Reading
I struggled for a long time with standard, boring vanilla interview format for a couple of reasons. They’re often boring yawn-fests I rarely felt like I’d truly got to know the person behind their corporate mask Success rate was average at best After trying a few new things over theContinue Reading
Does your heart sink when you’re sent a boring, vanilla job spec full of the same old, same old? You know – those yawn inducing corporate role profiles that don’t portray any company or individuals personality. Full of too many words, jargon, and mumbo-jumbo speak. I am. I think weContinue Reading
I have a bush in my garden that I planted over 3 years ago. I bought it because I’ve seen them in other people’s gardens in glorious full bloom and they have strikingly beautiful flowers (which also happen to be my favourite colour). However, whilst it remained alive, it stayed exactlyContinue Reading
At the London Scrum clinic in March 2019, Michaela Dennis posed a great question to the group… “What are fun ways to celebrate success?” She went on to articulate how she wants to (and encourage others to) enjoy coming to work. So the group conversation started with a few ofContinue Reading
