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Newspaper headlines
“When I grow up, I want to answer emails.” (…said no one ever.)
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The habit is the result
I knocked a big goal out of the park this last weekend – and didn’t keep it much of a secret… anyone who follows any of my social media will have...
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Translate strategy to action
All three of my kids are bookworms – influenced, I like to think, by my own love of reading. I’ve enjoyed being part of the “learning to read”...
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Translate Strategy to Action
All three of my kids are bookworms – influenced, I like to think, by my own love of reading. I’ve enjoyed being part of the “learning to read”...
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Slow action lets down good strategy: get moving on what matters
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." General George S. Patton, Jr. Hi, my name is Alicia McKay, and I'm a...
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Slow Action Lets Down Good Strategy: Get moving on what matters
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." General George S. Patton, Jr. Hi, my name is Alicia McKay, and I'm a...
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How to defeat strategic overwhelm
In this week's post I want to talk about one of the drivers for strategic overwhelm. There are a few - strategic misalignment, lack of leadership,...
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Start with now
"Diet starts Monday" - strategy killer number one. Have you ever bought into a new fad diet, only to discover that it doesn't align with what's in...
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The curse of common sense
Common sense is a real curse when it comes to solving problems. The Oxford Dictionary defines common sense as: "Sense and sound judgement in...
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Prioritise with intent
Prioritisation takes place every day in every organisation. However, if priorities are not set at the strategic level, judgement calls are pushed...
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Get over yourself: tackle decision bias
We are all flawed when it comes to making decisions. Like it or not, people are intuitively pretty crappy decision-makers. We often can't see outside...
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Celebrate failure
Do you think it’s OK to fail? What about your teams, do they feel able to? I’ve had some interesting conversations with people recently about failure...
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Focus Means Saying No
I came across this fantastic old video while I was procrastinating on the internet today - here's the link for those of you that can bear the crappy...
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Focus means saying no
I came across this fantastic old video while I was procrastinating on the internet today - here's the link for those of you that can bear the crappy...
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Respect your paygrade: learn to delegate
Last week, I wrote about the need for strategy to have space – timing, mental and physical space. One simple behaviour will free up 2/3, which...
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Know your job and do it well
At a conference I attended earlier this year, Matt Church told a story about leadership and team work, using a powerful story about a basketball...
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Prioritise recovery for success
Ever finally gone on a long-awaited holiday, only to get sick? The Dutch call it leisure sickness – the idea that when you finally take a break from...