Nail Your Strategic Plan Course
In this course, learn the core components of strategic planning - less plan, more strategy.
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Everything I've written, newest first.
566 essays
Focus
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First things first: be careful of second-rate priorities
There’s plenty of stuff we can focus on. But unless we’re clear on our most important priorities, it won’t happen.
Thinking needs space
Expecting to do important, different work inside the same constraints, environments and attitudes is a fools game.
On micro-influence
Anyone can be an influencer, if they’re trusted and respected by the people they need to impact.
Change
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Act as if: how your identity changes your habits
You don't need to worry about goals - think about your identity instead. What identity do you need to take on to build lasting change?
Leadership as a key person risk
Your value isn’t in your indispensability, it’s in what you build in others.
Online keynote: preparing for change
Excerpt from ADHB online keynote about thriving in change
Focus
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Nothing important happens by accident
Nothing important happens by accident. If something that matters to you, put your money, time and energy where your mouth is.
Focus
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The invisible list
So much of what we do isn't seen, isn't asked for and isn't valued. I'm calling time on the invisible list.
Strategy
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Strategy International Episode 1: Alicia McKay and Dr. Max McKeown
In 2020, Alicia McKay and UK-based strategy expert Max McKeown joined forces to talk strategy, live on LinkedIn.
Events
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Chartered Accountants New Zealand (CAANZ) Women In Business conference, Online, May 2020
Alicia McKay talks about strategic change for women in business at the online CAANZ Women in Business conference
Systems
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How to grow from stress: quick questions to dig deeper
Dig below the surface and grow from stress by asking better questions.
Trust people to do a good job: your delegation toolkit
Struggling to trust your teams to get on and do a good job? Here's three things you can do to make delegation easier.
Focus
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How to spend your Sunday
When decision fatigue hits, it’s time to get smart about how we use our mental energy.
Meetings
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Meetings that Matter: Rethink your purpose
When did we decide that a meeting was the answer for everything? When did we stop valuing people’s presence?
Systems
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Stop chasing cows: create systems change
When everything around us changes, it’s time to adapt the way we work. How do we make systems change easy?
Beyond crisis leadership: when the cracks start to show
Crisis is a bit exciting, isn’t it? After the adrenaline wears off, there’s an awkward transition between response and recovery.
Less content, more connection webinar
In this lockdown webinar, Alicia talks about how to build strong connections remotely
Meetings that matter webinar
In this webinar, Alicia talks about how to lead strategic conversations that drive change.