Cuttings 163 November 2022

New Directions – a retrospective – some highlights of my last 38 years
Six leadership paradoxes – some questions for leaders posed by PwC’s research
Meet Generation Z – your new workforce – some emerging traits of this latest joiner to the workforce

Cuttings 162 September 2022

Meeting dynamics how to understand the often unconscious status ranking in meetings
Dealing with a runaway team what to do when your project team is not following the plan
Adobe killed the annual performance review…and it is still a success! a case study on Adobe’s radical decision to scrap the annual review

Cuttings 161 July 2022

Time to reassess your Company values? – do you have too many, or are they not focuses on the right things?
What’s needed from managers now… – in a ‘no right answer’ world, managers need to show more strategic leadership to make appropriate decisions, not rely on rigid policies.
The enthusiasms of Tom Peters – some of Tom’s classic succinct and passionate statements from his recent book.

Cuttings 160 May 2022

Positive work cultures are more productive – a comprehensive summary of research in this area by Harvard Business School
Silos that work – another Harvard Business School report that investigates the change of communication patterns in the digital world
Employee experience – there is an increased focus on EX, but where should one invest for the best results?

Cuttings 159 March 2022

Trends for 2022 – Harvard Business School professors look forward to the coming year
Micromanagement is not the answer – the growth of ’spyware’ monitoring remote workers is a reminder that micromanagement is counterproductive
Revisiting the ideas of three culture pioneers – showing that their theories and ideas are still relevant in today’s world
Book review: The Optimum You – a new book by Duncan Christie-Miller with some great self-development principles and tools

Cuttings 158 January 2022

HR in a post-pandemic world Some thoughts and trends from HRZone on where HR should position itself and its ideas
Better not perfect Harvard Professor Max Bazerman’s book on making personal choices in the right direction
What works A managed experiment in the UK children’s social work environment highlights that appreciation from one’s manager matters most.