Risk How to do scary things There is only one thing separating scared people, and people who know how to do scary thing: action. Action converts imagination into reality. By Alicia McKay / 18 Apr 2024
Risk The paradox of public leadership (or: just give them the damn picnic table) Are you putting the wrong thing first and letting bureaucracy stand in the way of public outcomes? By Alicia McKay / 14 Mar 2024
Risk What to do before you quit your job to start a business Before you quit your job you should know your reasons, know your numbers, and keep your connections. By Alicia McKay / 3 Jul 2023
Risk How to stop AI from stealing your job ChatGPT is the latest AI tool to break the internet. Learn how to beat AI and stop it stealing your job by asking better questions. By Alicia McKay / 26 Jan 2023
Risk How to make hard decisions more easily How to make hard decisions, broken down into three easy steps: frame, evaluate, test. By Alicia McKay / 3 Nov 2022
Risk Beyond busy: ask scary questions We're all so busy - but what are we masking with those choices? Go beyond busy and ask yourself some scary questions. By Alicia McKay / 4 Aug 2022
Risk How to handle uncertainty (because it's harder than change) We need less change management and more uncertainty management. Here's how to play The Question Game. By Alicia McKay / 21 Nov 2020
Leadership Risky business Your value isn’t in your indispensability, it’s in what you build in others. By Alicia McKay / 11 Jun 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
Risk Take risks to make progress Is your team hiding in a shell? You need to take risks to make progress. By Alicia McKay / 17 Oct 2019
Risk Fear breeds complexity: simplify the public sector The Global Simplicity Index tells us that, in the private sector, simplicity pays. Government should take this lead. By Alicia McKay / 27 Sep 2019
Leadership 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
