
Questions for Feedback
Getting performance feedback is difficult in a number of different ways. If you ask...

Attention
So one of my recent conundrums has been why people don't read their emails....

Emotions are not built-in, we build them
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_feldman_barrett_you_aren_t_at_the_mercy_of_your_emotions_your_brain_creates_them?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2018-01-06&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image Lisa Feldman Barrett's talk on emotions is well worth your time (even more...

Gratitude
This interesting article around gratitude - remembering that it's about the thought behind the...

Ordinary Conversation - a foundation for good politics!
Working with Clevers in organisations I find that they are often at a loss...

And more no
My ongoing collection of ways to say no, now includes Austin Kleon's collection of...

Writing procedures people use
Fred is one of those "lucky" consultants who makes sustainable workplace change. Part of...

Optics, impact, execution
Mis-aligned context is responsible for a lot of miscommunication. Shreyas Doshi coming from tech...

Get promoted
It's important to know how to get ahead and get promoted. I wrote a...

Freakonomics
This morning I listened to a few interesting podcasts from Freakonomics. The one on...