"Moments that Matter"
Research, tools and anecdotes to help you with those pivotal moments in your management day, week or career.
List of Needs
Feb 27, 2024
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I found this 'What Do We Need' list left on a whiteboard in a meeting room.
Structure
Trust
Freedom
Patience
Info
Reassurance
Praise
Direction
My first thought was, 'isn't this list something all teams and...
Structure
Trust
Freedom
Patience
Info
Reassurance
Praise
Direction
My first thought was, 'isn't this list something all teams and...
Tips for Effective Delegation
Jan 24, 2024
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Delegating effectively is the managerial equivalent of parallel parking: getting it right the first time is hard, everyone has an opinion on how you should be doing it and it’s rarely perfect...
Actively disengaged
Jan 12, 2024
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On Monday Evelyn, 6, sat down outside her house and, with big wet tears rolling down her face, refused to move.
We’d just left our house for the morning dog walk and seen our neighbour...
We’d just left our house for the morning dog walk and seen our neighbour...
Part of a team
Nov 24, 2023
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It’s easy to be carried by the strong narrative that makes heroes of the best players, legends of the winners, and gods of the person with the vision, the leader.
Movies, books,...
'Bad' vs. 'Good' work
Oct 10, 2023
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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...
The Quiet Leader
May 12, 2023
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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,...
Alignment vs Autonomy
Apr 20, 2023
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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...
