4 steps to playing the long game
Most things matter less than you think - when you put your long game lens on.
Archive
Everything I've written, newest first.
566 essays
Change
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How to convert a cynic: assume positive intent
Why are some people so cynical and resistant to change? Probably for a good reason.
Change
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How to handle uncertainty (because it's harder than change)
We need less change management and more uncertainty management. Here's how to play The Question Game.
How to stop being a plastic bag
As Henry David Thoreau wrote: 'Things do not change; we change.'
Get Your Shit Together: A value-packed workbook for frustrated high achievers
22 pages of tools, templates and insights to help you get back on track.
Meetings
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Three things you can do to make your meetings suck less
Most meetings suck, but they don’t have to. Learn the secret about workshops that drive change…
Change
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Commit or quit
Good decisions are not about what we should do or will try to do, they’re about what we will do.
Meetings
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Facilitating difficult groups: 6 lessons I learned the hard way
Anger beats apathy every time. Harness the power of difficult groups with these tips.
Videos
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Auckland District Health Board, Online, September 2020
Alicia McKay spoke to the ADHB change manager community of practice online - watch a video excerpt inside!
Focus
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How to tame talkfests: focus prompts for frustrated facilitators
Four quick questions for facilitators to tame talkfests and drive focus in important conversations.
Webinars
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Public service of the future webinar
In this webinar, Alicia McKay talks about the skills public servants will need in the future
Trust
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How to make people listen: be trustworthy
The level of influence you have on others is directly proportionate to the level of trust they have in you.
Change
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Beware the lure of the new: sustainable change
The lure of the new is powerful, but it can come at the expense of the now.
Webinars
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Building buy in webinar
In this webinar, Alicia talks about how to build buy in for new initiatives
Podcasts
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Transform Talks - The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast
Leading through change and crisis with Alicia McKay
Podcasts
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Goals Based Advice podcast
How to become more strategic and make better decisions, with Alicia McKay
