Change Practice makes autopilot Anything worth learning has a steep effort curve at the beginning By Alicia McKay / 19 Sep 2019
Leadership Get out of the weeds you love If you spend all your time on the detail, the big picture suffers. It's time to get out of the operational weeds and focus on strategic leadership. By Alicia McKay / 12 Sep 2019
Change ECI for internal change: design and delivery are better together When we connect the big picture and the ground-floor, we can make better, faster progress. Connect design and delivery. By Alicia McKay / 5 Sep 2019
Power and Systems Take the handbrake off: systems change Eliminate points of friction for systems change, by looking at policy, process, people and budgets. By Alicia McKay / 28 Aug 2019
Risk Time to light some fires Where is your Council, board or leadership team on the risk continuum? Is it time to light some fires? By Alicia McKay / 22 Aug 2019
Risk Strategic leadership: 3 ways to be less operational How to shift from operational to strategic leadership - three quick tips to get you on your way By Alicia McKay / 22 Aug 2019
Risk Preparation beats prediction Are you suffering more in imagination than in reality? Or worse - not confronting reality at all? Does your team ‘get’ risk? Here's some handy advice. By Alicia McKay / 15 Aug 2019
Identity and self True freedom is making your own rules What rules do you need to set for yourself, to do more of what matters? True freedom is about making those rules and sticking to them. By Alicia McKay / 9 Aug 2019
Strategy and Decisions Creativity, strategy and magic Strategy and creativity are one and the same. Creativity is not magic. Get to work. By Alicia McKay / 3 Aug 2019
Focus Focus - to have, to do, or to be? Like our eyesight, focus doesn’t mean staying fixated on one spot. It needs constant adjustment and adaptation. By Alicia McKay / 27 Jul 2019
Change Strike while the iron is hot Keep change momentum moving, if you want people to continue to care. By Alicia McKay / 18 Jul 2019
Change Let go of the good: change is instead of, not as well as. Change can't be extra, we’re already at maximum capacity. Real change needs to be conversion, not addition. By Alicia McKay / 11 Jul 2019