Cuttings 144 December 2019

The power of listening in helping people change – some interesting results from just listening from an HBR article
Using people analytics intelligently – some examples of how people analytics have been used to help change efforts.
Why virtual teams fail and how to avoid them – four key issues and solutions to improve remote team working

Cuttings 143 October 2019

A bonus culture can be corrosive – some business school lab experiments add weight to the growing body of knowledge that individual bonuses do not work.
6 reasons we make bad decisions – commonmindsets that are detrimental to decision making
Where does a matrix add value? – don’t push the matrix too far down the organisation where it just creates costs and confusion.

Cuttings 142 August 2019

The Wisdom of Charles Handy – excerpts from his new book
Successful Teams According to Google – a report on their 2 year study into what makes a successful team
Feedback is a Gift – some reminders of what makes for successful feedback

Cuttings 141 June 2019

Better Lead Remote Teams – some tips for managing remotely from best practice
Why salespeople struggle to lead – insights from Harvard Business School research on making the transition to sales management

Cuttings 140 April 2019

’’Near misses’ or ‘Great catches’ – learnings from a new approach to patient safety in the UK NHS
Generative conversations – guidance for having more productive conversations ‘conversations worth having’

Cuttings 139 January 2019

Conflict and Collaboration – you have other options when working with conflict but only collaborating delivers innovation.
Accidental adversaries – when short term gain gets in the way of long term collaboration, both parties can suffer losses.
The dialogue of change – communication is often poor during times of change. Dialogue may be an answer