Do we really need to change? Managing our addiction to transformations20221129173928
Do we really need to change? Managing our addiction to transformations
I’m all for progress, but I’m beginning to wonder if there is such a thing as too much change. New Twitter boss Elon Musk doesn’t seem to think s...
Do you have a best friend at work? The benefits of deeper connections20221025154852
Do you have a best friend at work? The benefits of deeper connections
Like many things in the last two years, friendships have changed. Forced social isolation and restricted travel schedules created the opportunity...
Returning to the office? A helpful exercise to rebuild connection20220929184256
Returning to the office? A helpful exercise to rebuild connection
For many office workers, the remoteness of work for the last 30 months has felt like a prolonged hibernation. From the cocoon of our home offices...
You’re fired! How to effectively manage restructures by being planful and kind20220826180906
You’re fired! How to effectively manage restructures by being planful and kind
A number of tangential events has got me thinking about quitting recently. Fear not this isn’t the precursor to me having an existential crisis (...
Human connection – creating belonging through meaningful relationships20220727012345
Human connection – creating belonging through meaningful relationships
In recent years we’ve seen the word “belonging” force its way in to an already crowded diversity agenda, but in reality we are no further forward in c...
Freedom at work20220525014554
Freedom at work
How organizations should redesign work to create the flexibility and empowerment people are searching for It’s worth repeating that the world of ...
More Four Less: Is the 4-day working week our best response to the great resignation?20220420233906
More Four Less: Is the 4-day working week our best response to the great resignation?
In this month’s blog, I explore the 4-day work week. HR websites are full of stories advocating for a shift to a reduced working week, but is it the g...
The Meaningless of Work – Finding purpose through your profession20220220204231
The Meaningless of Work – Finding purpose through your profession
As a fan of the HBO drama Succession, I was excited to recently stumble across a radio interview with Brian Cox – the classically trained Scotti...
The work of building hope – My predictions for 202220220118072814
The work of building hope – My predictions for 2022
Like the start of every year, over the last couple of weeks, my social media feeds have been a pretty constant stream of predictions and aspirat...
The case for kindness20211217014928
The case for kindness
Building a culture of kindness through teams The recent public outcry to Vishal Garg’s handling of layoffs seems justified. The CEO fired a...