If you're ever tasked with building a team or adding additional resource to your team it's important to remember this golden rule: build diversity. It's easy and comfortable to surround yourself with people who are like you but for a successful and thriving team you need be bring diversity. By bringing in new identities and… Continue reading Building a team
Month: October 2018
Zapier hacks
Your time is precious and you need to learn some quick hacks to get the unimportant things done. Automate what you can. One hack I have found useful is Zapier. I use Zapier to automate document saving from gmail to google drive, to add notes to Evernote, to add items to my to do list… Continue reading Zapier hacks
Make time for you
Being an effective leader is often about making choices about what goes into your diary. As we climb the leadership ladder our diaries can get filled with 121's, management meetings and other "essential" meetings that require your input. However to be effective as a leader and to be able to still grow and develop you… Continue reading Make time for you
Create safety
If you want a team that is productive and can rise to any challenge then it's fundamental to create safety. What do I mean by that? You want your team to feel empowered to think creatively about a problem or project, you want them to think outside the box, you want them to "fail fast".… Continue reading Create safety
It’s OK to say no
Setting boundaries is possibly the hardest but the most rewarding thing to do. When you are managing people it's very easy to fall into the "always on" trap. Your team need to be able to access you but that doesn't mean they get to interrupt you throughout the day and expect you to work to… Continue reading It’s OK to say no
