How different would it look if…

Synopsis: short read on interpretation of performance and motivation. Deals with how to agree that someone is underperforming (there is no strengths based thinking in this blog, it's about agreeing it is going wrong...) One of the hardest challenges in organisations - and indeed society - is where two people have available the same information …

The Milkshake Provocation

Content: a short reflection on how being shouted at when younger still has a positive impact now. Even though I'd never recommend shouting When I was about 16 I was working in a fast food chain that has a largely arch based logo. I had been told to fill up the milkshake machines with new …

Welcome people well – then tell me

Synopsis: a short request for a practical change in language. Easy to make happen. Change 'onboarding' to 'welcome' then let me know. In 2017 I wrote that there must be a better name for the process of welcoming someone to an organisation than 'onboarding'. Onboarding is a process. A welcome is something you experience. And …

Unlimited Annual Leave

Contents: a short blog on why we need to keep a focus on the substance of what matters to people I was on 5Live a couple of weeks ago talking about unlimited annual leave. When you give a radio interview broadly you get to answer the questions and then broaden things out a bit. Also …