Insights
We’re beyond the point of Pizza Fridays
Employee experience has come to be a game-changer in a short period of time, especially as organisations digitally transform.
Leadership development in Scaleups
Startups and scaleups are very different organisations. Founder roles change. Individual contributors move into leadership roles for the first time. Hustle culture is replaced with more formalised systems and processes.
What startups can learn from corporates
While startups may be sexy, running one is not. Here are four key lessons that startups can learn from corporates.
Why start-ups need flywheels to become scale-ups
A key feature of a flywheel is that the process is circular, not linear like a funnel. So, instead of the energy all being used, or wasted, on a single process, it can be redirected – fuelling further growth.
Why flexforcing is the workforce of the future
The concept of flexforcing is nothing new, in many ways it’s just a new term for an old practice. You hire people to do specific tasks, not to fill vacancies, in the same way you might have hired contractors, consultants or even spot-purchased services from freelancers. What’s new is how it’s becoming a viable option for almost everyone.
Are you in or out? Why remote working should be fully remote
Are you in or out. Hybrid working isn’t the happy medium employers think it is. Here’s why…
Scale shows fail. Make sure it doesn’t.
Growth is exciting, but it doesn’t happen on its own. The infrastructure of systems and processes you build is the foundation your growth needs to be sustainable. Without it, your scale-up is doomed for mistakes that will cost its future.
Four ways to stop remote becoming a silo
Organisational silos occur when members from different teams withhold important information and processes from other team members and departments. Here are four effective ways to prevent silos from occurring
Digital Transformation – The employee experience
Delivering Digital Transformation is one thing. Doing it when your entire organisation is remote is something completely different. Now, Employee Experience needs to be as much of the focus as Customer Experience. And, in fact, employee pain points can lead to valuable data insights into how you can improve your whole business.
A Design Thinking approach to scale
“Using design thinking principles, we brought notes back to the classroom and filled an entire wall with post-it notes.”
The health sector has been disrupted. And it’s about time.
This global pandemic is forcing change and wrecking havoc on many industries. Soon we will receive our prescription drugs on demand.
The Eisenhower Decision Matrix
Employer, Care-giver, brother, son. How are you balancing your time across these multiple roles? Are you getting to the important work every week? This decision model will help you better navigate your time.
New habits that are tracked will stick
Learn how to develop lasting habits in your business by tracking them.
The Five Whys: High performance analysis
Eric Reis says that behind every seemingly technical problem is actually a human problem waiting to be found. Here’s why high performing teams use the five whys analysis to solve their system and process challenges.
KPIs and metrics. What’s the difference?
Many organisations have data that they are not utilising. As the saying goes, you get what you measure, and if you can instrument your business with appropriate KPIs and metrics, it will become easier to navigate.
Navigate change with an experienced guide
An experienced guide can help you navigate change and allow you to spend less time working in your business and more time working on it.
Focus on strengths to up your game
Strength based development is not new and is gaining traction in the workplace. The key driver for this shift in management style is employee engagement.
Digital Transformation – as easy as ordering Pizza
Embarking on a digital transformation journey can be overwhelming for many businesses. However looking at a process that we can all relate to such as ordering a pizza, may make the first step of this journey easier to swallow.
Improve performance with the Sales Point System
Increase your sales performance by utilising this simple Sales Point System to accurately track your daily sales activity.
Rework: the book that most consultants won’t recommend
Rework is the ideal book for every small to medium sized business and is loaded with practical advice. Consultants and VCs won’t be recommending it.