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How to lead through emergent change
Emergent change happens when your organisation is changing direction, but there is no specific long term strategy to achieve this pivot...
Charlotte Poynton
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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Planning for effective communications
It’s not always easy to diagnose why a communications initiative was ineffective. If you’re not seeing the results you’d hoped for, a...
Charlotte Poynton
Feb 1, 20236 min read
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How to manage resistant stakeholders
We’ve all been there. You’re trying to push through changes at your business, but there is that person constantly blocking you. Active...
Charlotte Poynton
Apr 17, 20204 min read
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“But, I don’t need to do change management”
Ahhw man! You’ll probably also end up asking why your employees are disengaged, and that new system hasn’t led to the amazing...
Charlotte Poynton
Mar 6, 20203 min read
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How to cope with change in your working life
Let’s face it, we could probably do with guidance on how to deal with change in our personal lives too! Essentially, whether it’s at home...
Charlotte Poynton
Feb 3, 20204 min read
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Book Review: “Agile Transformation” by Neil Perkin
Neil Perkin’s new study of organisational transformation is absolutely packed full – both of research, and original reflections based on...
Charlotte Poynton
Oct 24, 20194 min read
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Book Review: “The Goal” by Eliyahu Goldratt
The subject of today’s book is “The Goal” by Dr Eliyahu Goldratt, which was recommended to me by an old colleague (thanks Michael – it...
Charlotte Poynton
Oct 11, 20195 min read
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Book Review: “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries
After a long summer of awesome fiction reading, I am finally returning with a business book post! Today’s book is The Lean Startup by...
Charlotte Poynton
Sep 26, 20196 min read
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Quick tips for engaging your audience over email
I’ve written previously about the dangers of over and under communicating during projects, but I want to expand on that a little here. In...
Charlotte Poynton
Aug 4, 20193 min read
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Book Review: “The Age of Agile” by Stephen Denning
I thought this study of Agile was fascinating and enlightening because, not only does it explain concepts behind successfully...
Charlotte Poynton
May 6, 20193 min read
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Book Review: “The Agile Leader” by Simon Hayward
Those of you who work in start-up environments probably practice many aspects of agility as second nature. Start-ups can achieve rapid...
Charlotte Poynton
Apr 21, 20194 min read
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Help your employees transition through change
If you’re reading this post then perhaps you’re announcing something big that will change people’s day to day, and you’re wondering how...
Adam Walker
Apr 3, 20194 min read
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How to: Write a powerful executive speech
Speeches can be a great way to get your message out to a wide audience and engage them on a more emotional level than written...
Adam Walker
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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Vision through change – why it matters
With any change, big or small, it’s natural that business leaders want to see progress and action as soon as possible. Spending time...
Adam Walker
Dec 9, 20184 min read
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Why over-communication can kill your change
If you work in projects you’ve probably heard people say that there is no such thing as over-communication. I certainly used to believe...
Adam Walker
Nov 15, 20185 min read
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Change Management Tips for Organisational Restructures
Growth is a healthy part of any organisation – it usually means business is going well, your customers like what you’re doing for them...
Adam Walker
Oct 10, 20185 min read
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Change Management for Leadership Transitions
Leadership changes can be difficult and disruptive to organisational performance. Whatever the scenario – voluntary or involuntary,...
Adam Walker
May 16, 20184 min read
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How to Write a Great Analyst Briefing
You know your business inside out, and you have a wide range of information you could share. When you start to talk to industry analysts,...
Adam Walker
Sep 4, 20164 min read
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Book Review: “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek
0 0 0 0 0 0 People have been telling me to read this book for a while, and I was already aware of many of the concepts being Sinek’s...
Adam Walker
Aug 27, 20166 min read
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How to Interview Efficiently
When I worked in recruitment I gave plenty of interview advice to candidates looking for their next job. I would outline what...
Adam Walker
May 21, 20163 min read
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