Just notice
Bosses who pay attention get dividends. If your manager ignores you, there is a 40% chance that you will be actively disengaged or filled with hostility about your…
Leadership course and footy
Today's AFL grand final day in Victoria. Loved this tiny section of an article about why the current teams are winning. I'm not a footy fan, a friend pointed this…
Trust and how to build it
Psychological safety depends on trust. This TED talk from Francis Frei on the mechanics of building trust relies on a lovely triangular model (so much better…
Trust
Psychological trust seems to be a strong buzzword at the moment. In this podcast interview Tobi Lutke, founder of Spotify speaks about trust and other things. Here…
Train your data science team: 6 ways to muck it up
Training your data science team is tough. They are already fabulously smart. Making them smarter, faster and nicer is hard. It needs focus determination and the…
Nudging
How do you get people to do what is good for them? How do you help them make a choice that works for you and for them? It's all about the nudge. This McKinsey…
Culture codes
I really loved the Culture Code, Dan Coyle's recent book. In this podcast he summarises the important ideas around creating psychological safety which he outlines…
Link it to purpose and people will do more
This research from Adam Grant on fundraising shows how much more effective it can be to link people's work to a the people they're doing it for. Not a "higher…
Smarter, faster, nicer
Smarter Data People makes your team easier to manage gives them skills to keep their stakeholders happier makes sure they spend their time solving the…
Sell creativity and cross-pollination
How to sell creativity at work when no one thinks they need it? And how to cross-pollinate your own work. Other posts on creativity in this blog: Distraction…