"Moments that Matter"

Research, tools and anecdotes to help you with those pivotal moments in your management day, week or career.
'Bad' vs. 'Good' work automation autonomy bad work future of work good work Oct 10, 2023
I had a chat with the head of health and safety at a large tool hire business this week. He’s been at the company over 20 years, he’s well respected and I can see he really cares about...
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The final straw air model control/influence feedback scarf senior manager stress Sep 27, 2023
Last night I was at our local climbing wall (we spend a lot of time there because my son is in their junior squad) and I got chatting to one of the other dads. We often both climb together but I...
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"This isn't how I thought our first 1-to-1 would go" 1-to-1 build trust leadership development learn from your team Sep 21, 2023
"This isn't how I thought our first 1-to-1 would go" said Go Slow to Go Fast™ Subject Matter Enthusiast Iñaki Escudero.

He'd just taken on a Partner role at a design...
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Stretch zone build trust leadership development learn by doing stretch zone May 19, 2023
Last year Nick took what we do to west Africa, to spend three days working on negotiation and conflict management with a team of Nigerian managers from a government agency. 

He...
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The Quiet Leader autonomy build trust leadership development learn from your team quiet leadership May 12, 2023
In this video Hazel and Nick talk about a recent experience of working with an understated leader and his team. 
 
During a three day workshop in West Africa for Nigerian oil executives,...
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Alignment vs Autonomy autonomy build trust control/influence moments that matter Apr 20, 2023
In March 2023 Bud Light chose US transgender social-media influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, to promote their product... which ultimately resulted in a massive drop in sales.
 
In this video we...
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Build Alignment alignment clarity what's in it for me Jan 05, 2023
We understand that sometimes it is difficult for you and your team to understand how to contribute to your organisation's strategy because it's not as clear as you might hope. As the leader, we...
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When the risks are high automation build trust control/influence feedback leadership development moments that matter Dec 15, 2022
“I put my teams into high risk situations. Making time to pause and reflect on what happened, and why, makes sure they are more resilient next time they go in”.

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