Ego The best leaders socially distance from their egos. And they don’t get excited about themselves. The great leveller, Covid-19 doesn’t spare the important, the popular, the famous nor the rich. Hero to zero? Guessed the Word? Series 65 (4/9) …
Month: September 2020
8/9) Tatters Left in tatters due to inept government handling of Covid-19: the hopes & dreams of many businesses. The ambitions & careers of countless workers. Left to themselves, people will manage the virus better without official instructions, as they can adjust precautions to suit their circumstances. Hyperactive, hype-full ministers can’t keep the main thing…
Incoherent What if official guidance is incoherent or out of its depth? Don’t rely on it! Use experience & expertise to work out how to operate safely. Arrange tests & travel support to enable workers to return to workspaces. Rearrange seating, shift patterns & work procedures to minimise Covid spread. Swim against the tide of…
Nonsense Spin doctors, trolls & conspiracy theorists spout nonsense. We can dismiss disinformation as hype & attention-seeking. But ignoring statistics, compiled with care & expertise, leaves us in the dark with no proper basis on which to make decisions – for business, health or government. Take nobody’s word for it. See through the hype Guessed the…
Grip How to get a grip & end the chaos? 1st: see things as they actually are, not how we’d like them to be. 70% of projects fail. Top 6 causes: Altering priorities; poor requirements-gathering; changing project aims; undefined opportunities/risks; bad communication; & inadequate vision/goal for the project. Common factor in all 6 causes? People. …
Inept A crisis reveals the truly capable & the utterly inept, in government & business. Actions speak louder than words. Announcing future moonshot, game-changing & world-beating products/ services while failing to deliver the ordinary today impresses no one. Just invites ridicule & distrust. Talk to the hand Guessed the Word? …
Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 65 starts soon…. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 64 spelt L-O-R-D-A-L (DOLLAR) Series 63 spelt V-I-A-G-A-T-E-N (NAVIGATE) Series 62 spelt A-I-M-X-O (AXIOM) Series 61 spelt D-I-N-E-X-J (JINXED) Series 60 spelt …
Lag How to reset a business or a career successfully? 1st lesson: Don’t rush; allow for lag. Configure for a safe pause. Prepare for a period of limbo. Toughen up for the restart acceleration. Do the reset in distinct stages, to help identify what’s OK, and what needs fixing. Rethinking place & purpose. Go follow…
Away UK office workers are still away. Early Aug 2020 – 84% of French office workers were back at their desks, compared to only 37% of Britons, and 75% of Germans, Spanish & Italians. 1/4 of Britons are only turning up at the office part-time. We’re all in this together? Er, no Guessed the Word? …
Do To Do. 3 months to 2021. Tell your story. Plan the future. Use Covid to create something entirely new? 1812 Growing trade in London inspired John Letts to combine a journal with a calendar & invent the diary. Size & format expanded from desk to pocket & specialist diaries, & the product became a…