Leadership How to 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. By Alicia McKay / 5 May 2020
Strategy and Decisions Make better decisions by anticipating disaster People aren't very good at judging risk when they make decisions. Try this trick to improve your risk management and decision making. By Alicia McKay / 23 Apr 2020
Leadership 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. By Alicia McKay / 9 Apr 2020
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
Case studies ACENZ Training Partnership: Building strategic skills with consulting engineers Partnering with ACENZ to level up the impact of technical experts with strategic leadership skills. Watch the video! By Alicia McKay / 20 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
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
Leadership Real leaders let go Like parenting, relationships and pretty much all things involving people, trust goes both ways… and someone has to go first. By Alicia McKay / 31 Oct 2019
