Leadership The new normal We're hearing the phrase “new normal” a lot this week. That’s a funny one isn’t it. I’ve never been much of a fan of normal… but this week, I get it. By Alicia McKay / 25 Mar 2020
Webinars Dialling into opportunity webinar In this webinar, Alicia talks about how to accelerate progress in uncertainty By Alicia McKay / 24 Mar 2020
Power and systems Systems and mindsets Do what you’ve always done, and you’ll get what you’ve always got. Think about changing your systems and mindset. By Alicia McKay / 5 Mar 2020
Leadership When in doubt, zoom out Perspective is a funny old thing - the things that are huge when they're right in front of us seem to get smaller when they're further away... By Alicia McKay / 6 Feb 2020
Change You can’t work with what you can’t see Whether it’s too many projects too many tasks or too many black t-shirts, you can't work with what you can't see. By Alicia McKay / 19 Dec 2019
Change Seize this temporal landmark It’s 2020 vision time - how to grab onto this epic temporal landmark. By Alicia McKay / 19 Dec 2019
Public sector Public time is public money: stop ripping off the community The way you spend time matters at least as much as the way you spend money. You’re certainly not getting any more of it. By Alicia McKay / 5 Dec 2019
Leadership Is the pain real? Precedent, phantom and projection What phantom pains are your leadership team dealing with? Are you making excuses because you're afraid? By Alicia McKay / 28 Nov 2019
Leadership Snow melts from the edges: futurist thinking Do you spend enough time looking outside? Are you connected to the edge? By Alicia McKay / 21 Nov 2019
Strategy and decisions Agreement sucks: aim for productive disagreement Alignment is not agreement… it’s productive disagreement. Don't aim for agreement. By Alicia McKay / 14 Nov 2019
Resources Aligned leadership teams webinar In this webinar, Alicia talks about how to align your leadership team By Alicia McKay / 12 Nov 2019
Case studies Talking strategic risk with Southland District Council Strategic risk was firmly on SDC’s mind. Rex Capil, GM- Community and Futures knew there was only one person for the job. By Alicia McKay / 9 Nov 2019
