Latest thinking
Improve Buy-In To Your Decision-Making With The POWER Model
Publication Date: 10th January 2023
I wrote this communication model a while back to codify how I went about getting buy-in to decisions and strategy. I made a few mistakes in my time as a leader before I realised you have to bring people with you. Inclusion and transparency are fundamental to getting buy-in.
Like most leadership models, it's common sense but not commonly applied. You'd be surprised how many leaders I coach who miss out these steps and then struggle to get buy-in to their ideas. The beauty of it is that it’s easy to remember.
Read the full article on Forbes (just five minutes of your precious time).
15 Effective Strategies For Maintaining Company Culture During Key Leadership Changes
Publication date: 26th Dec 2022
In the early days of a business, the founder and key leaders set the tone—the seeds of what will become the company’s culture. As the business grows, the culture matures and solidifies, and the team becomes a comfortable, unified whole. However, when key early leaders in a company depart, new leaders may disrupt the culture (or team members may worry that they will), which can cause disconnection and anxiety among employees.
Creative energy is a precious resource,
spend it wisely
Publication date: 16th October 2020
The change in season and the long winter ahead has definitely impacted everyone’s motivation and creative energy. In my recent agency founders meet-up two themes emerged: the drive for new business and failing mental health and burnout. And, unsurprisingly, the two are linked.
The pressure to pitch, a buyers market and a new competitive field is adding up to some serious creative burnout for many.
Photo by Christian Erfurt on Unsplash
Did someone remember to water the plants?
Photo by Andrea Davis on Unsplash
REMOTE FIRST IS HERE TO STAY.
TIME FOR AGENCY CULTURES TO ADAPT
Publication date: 1st June 2020
“We’re not going back to the studio” said one founder. “We can do something different”.
After 10-weeks of lockdown, remote-first is the new reality facing most businesses for the foreseeable future. But how will agency cultures survive this new dynamic?
I spoke to seven founders of the most progressive agencies in London to find out their challenges and plans to redesign work and culture to suit a remote-first world.