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Improving shared context

"We narrow our focus but widen our context" Equal ExpertsValue It started because I was forgetful. I was scheduled to sit down with our...

4 days of Ikigai

Every now and again, life throws you an opportunity to experience Ikigai. I had one of those weeks recently. It started about September...

The Ideal team player

“Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less” - C S Lewis Towards the latter half of the noughties I...

No one can do you better than you

Interesting fact – more people are afraid of public speaking then they are of death. I managed to survive last nights expert talk and the...

Finding my voice again

For the last 5 years I’ve been working at large banks and the risk appetite for letting staff speak at events and conferences was low....

Adulting

I’m now one week into my new role at Equal Experts and realised I should capture some thoughts before they faded away with the jetlag......

Digital dementia

Can you remember any phone numbers anymore? I recall being a kid and being able to recall at least a dozen phone numbers that I needed to...

It all starts with belief.

Do you honestly believe your goals are possible? Because if you don’t – that may be why you aren’t making progress towards them. I just...

This ratio will change your life - 5.6 to 1

OK, that might be overselling it. Awhile ago I came across this article that mentioned this magic ratio for how much positive to negative...

My 3 year old has made me a better leader

A long time ago when I was finishing up with Symantec, I received a lovely Linkedin recommendation from a colleague that finished with:...

Why making a connection is crucial to influence

A few weeks ago I shared a video with tips and tricks on how to make powerful connections. In hindsight, I should have started with this...

Creating powerful connections with anyone

I would describe myself as a recovering functioning introvert. Socialisation and networking does not come naturally to me and is...

Gratitude

Of all the life hacks I've added over the years, taking the time to find gratitude on a daily basis has made the biggest difference to my...

How organised is your Tupperware cupboard?

So the other day I opened up the Tupperware cupboard and something similar to the photo above happened. It dawned on me that every few...

This is not what we mean by cross functional

You've all been on one. When someone gets all excited about "agile" and tells you we need to restructure into cross functional teams....

Trust Me

I'd go so far as to say that if you don't have trust you don't have a team - you have some sort of working group. Trust speeds everything...

Long time between drinks

All the posts below were migrated from an old blogger instance that I forgot I had. They hark back to the days when I was entirely...

Finding awesome product owners

They're kind of like unicorns. We were having particular trouble with the product ownership on a project and I wanted to create some...

Does your business know their business?

It's a question that most people are scared to ask because it rocks the boat; self preservation leads most people to avoid doing that, as...

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