Category: Office Work

  • That’s Not Part of My Remit

    There’s nothing more restricting to a worker’s career growth than restricting themselves to the literal interpretation of their job description. “Sorry, that’s outside my scope.” “It’s not within my remit.” “Not in my Job Description.” 🚷 These reactions limit the growth of the worker, and they are also unhelpful for…

  • Back Where We Started

    We’ve been working from home for so long I think we’ve all created some daily dependencies. I know our pets have started to depend on our daily presence. And now, returning to work in the office means breaking those dependencies. When we first shifted out of the office to work…

  • Poor Pollyannas

    Gee, Pollyanna gets a bad rap. What’s wrong with being a Pollyanna? A person with unfailing optimism. Someone who is always cheerful, and nothing gets them down. The Pollyanna level of optimism is irresponsible, an illustration of naivety, they say. Pollyannas disregard the facts and the reality, they also say.…

  • The Kuramoto Principle

    The Kuramoto Principle is best illustrated with this short video: This shows metronomes working randomly soon fall into unison when on a moving base. The Principle can be compared to creating team culture. A team of individuals work together when grounded on a shared base. This is both a good…

  • Victory Dance

    Many of us are experiencing a downturn in revenue and our aspirational targets for this financial year are becoming unrealistic goals. We have experienced the heady heights of double-digit growth over the years, but the pandemic has put a brake on that. Sure, the wise thing to do is take…

  • Just Like Going On A Walk

    Writing is like going on a walk. The view changes once you start writing, and in many instances, you’re not sure which path you’ll be taking. Who you meet, where you go, what you learn can be an unknown. But in the end, it becomes known.And as you write, paths…

  • Managing Up

    We all have a boss. And we’ve all experienced the time when a direction doesn’t make sense. Sometimes we need to accept the request – they are the boss, after all! Other times we feel the need to point out the obvious – well, obvious to us. It often depends…

  • Spicing Up the Message

    Leaders are always looking at ways to get their message out there. Well, good leaders are. Good leaders have a message, a motivating message. But like a football coach, the message over time can lose its impact. It becomes repetitive. We need to find different ways of pressing the message…

  • Being Right

    Choose being effective over being right.

  • Mind Your Own Business

    I keep my Outlook diary open at all times. Does anyone else? I’m a transparent leader. Team members wanting to know my whereabouts can easily find out, and it’s simpler than updating everyone about my day. Sure, I keep a few appointments private, but I’m an open book in the…

  • Knowledge Work is So Boring

    Not for me, it isn’t. I get a lot of stimulation from work. Most of my work buddies have something to add to my life. There are stories to tell and life hacks to share. Their personal minutiae of challenges and hobbies and dreams enhance my mental library of recordings.…