Leadership Don't worry about your culture Organisational culture - it's a trendy phrase, but is it useful? Here's what you should be worrying about instead. By Alicia McKay / 25 Jan 2024
Leadership The problem is never the problem The problem is rarely the problem. Strategists know that, and they don't waste time blaming people, when systems are usually at fault. By Alicia McKay / 8 Dec 2022
Power and Systems Using bright spot thinking Business planning in a recession asks for bright spot thinking. Work backwards from the things that are working instead of focusing on problems. By Alicia McKay / 23 Nov 2022
Power and Systems Unwinnable games Some games can't be won, and need the rules need changing. Stop trying to optimise yourself and start tearing down the structures that keep you trapped. By Alicia McKay / 7 Sep 2022
Power and Systems Good people and bad systems Stop pointing fingers at people when you talk about change and focus on the systems that need shifting instead. By Alicia McKay / 11 Aug 2022
Leadership McKay's Hierarchy of Needs Restructures, by any name, are not the answers to most of your problems. Check out this hierarchy to understand what you should focus on instead. By Alicia McKay / 28 Oct 2020
Power and Systems How to grow from stress: quick questions to dig deeper Dig below the surface and grow from stress by asking better questions. By Alicia McKay / 14 May 2020
Change 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? By Alicia McKay / 15 Apr 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
Change 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
Strategy and Decisions Internal functions are the strategy engine room When the way we do business doesn’t line up with the goals of our strategy, it’s hard to make real progress. By Alicia McKay / 27 Jun 2019
