This week has felt like working in some kind of mission control. Multiple screens, multiple remote groups, and issues that need dealing with immediately. Nothing life or death, but things that have a big impact on the people involved. When something went wrong, someone noticed and sorted it within minutes. Leave it an hour, and… Read More Mission Control
A ‘most-read’ story from an HR publication last week reported that people completed a programme and that performance improved, as though one explained the other. Roles, policies, management, working conditions or a myriad of other factors might also have changed but weren’t reported. Yes, valid programmes contribute, but putting participation numbers next to an improved… Read More Real difference?
Most of us are back to work after the summer break, and I’ve seen two bits of advice doing the rounds about how to get going again. The first was to take things slowly and deal with the small stuff first. The other said do the opposite. Get the big things done first while you’ve… Read More
I saw a LinkedIn post from a manager saying he ignores messages such as: Their argument was that adults should not need permission and that managers should care about results rather than time. I think the principle is reasonable but the behaviour is not. People are not always asking permission. Sometimes they are simply letting… Read More Management Ignorance
Every month I send a newsletter called Llarn Lens. It isn’t a digest of LinkedIn posts or a sales email. It’s where I step back and connect the ideas emerging from consultancy, public sector work, research, podcast conversations and the questions organisations are wrestling with. The July edition landed in subscribers’ inboxes this morning. This… Read More Catching up?