Are you struggling to find the time to train or coach your team to pick up the work they should be doing? The work you’re holding on to. Maybe it’s because you don’t want to miss a deadline, make mistakes, lose control or something else? Whatever the reason, let’s see how inaction could be impacting your team, the business, your…
I guarantee at some point in the future that a working relationship will save your career and leadership reputation. There will be a career-limiting issue you cannot solve without the help of others. The help which requires colleagues to go out of their way. If you haven’t built up a strong working relationship with these colleagues, it could be game…
In Part 7 I shared with you what happened when I informed the clients of the changes I had made. This week, I am going to share with you our top observations during the transformation — observations from me and one of my leadership team. Enjoy. Scrum Master Down When the London teams initially selected their scrum masters, one of them was…
Leaders change or leaders change. In Part 6 I shared with you how the teams turned painful day-long planning sessions into just a few hours, what they learnt and how they adapted. This week, I am going to share with you what happened when I informed the clients of the changes I had made. A few colleagues thought I should have included…
In Part 5, I shared with you how we – Determined a release cycle that would meet our agile objectives as well as meeting the release requirements of our stakeholders. Prepared for our first agile planning session. Facilitated the teams to self-organise. This week I am going to share with you how the teams turned painful day-long planning sessions into just…
In Part 4, I talked about how I communicated my global agile transformation vision to the London team. This week, I was going to speak to you about the difficult conversations I had with the business, but I forgot about the additional information I needed to do this. So, this week I am going to share with you how we…
In Part 3, I shared with you how I got buy-in from senior IT management and my leadership team for the agile transformation. In Part 4, I am going to share with you how we organised the agile teams. One thing I forgot to mention in Part 2 was the agile framework we were going to use. The agile coaches…
If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. Steve Jobs In Part 2, I shared with you the personal journey I took to discover the changes I wanted to make to ensure we delivered a $20m portfolio of mandatory regulatory and market-driven projects, reduce the noise…
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust In Part 1, I spoke about I had to make a change to ensure we delivered a $20m portfolio of mandatory regulatory and market-driven projects, reduce the noise and inject some enjoyment back into the team. A tough ask, right? Now, I…
In 2013, I put my reputation and senior leadership career on the line by initiating a change program. A program that would change how a global team of 150 would deliver a $20m portfolio of projects. Projects with mandatory regulatory and market-driven deadlines. Was I crazy? Let’s find out! During this and the following series of posts, I will share…
Employee engagement can be challenging when you are leading teams in the same region, let alone globally. Here are some tips I have gained from my experience of leading global teams. 1. Time Zone Friendly People unconsciously set up meetings outside of regular working hours for colleagues in other regions, especially ASIA PAC. It is one of my friend’s pet…
Throughout my corporate career, I have been involved in many senior leadership changes and subsequent reorgs.
With each change, the location of leadership power and decision making changed, i.e. wherever the new senior leader was based, most of their leadership team were located.
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I am privileged to have been interviewed this week by Rebecca Godfrey PhD as part of her Leadership Vaccine Series. Rebecca is a scientist, speaker, trainer, strategist and the founder of Etheo Limited, a Team and Leadership development consultancy. Drawing on her experience holding senior leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry, her aim is to change the way highly regulated…
Challenge yourself every day to do better and be better. Remember, growth starts with a decision to move beyond your present circumstances George Bernard Shaw The Storm There is a storm coming, unlike any storm you have seen before – Financial markets are seeing volatility way more significant than was seen in the 2008 financial crisis. Countries around the world…
In this article, I want to share with you a story about Sue. Through Sue’s story, you’ll see the subtle signs of how she is emerging as a leader in a crisis. My hope is that you will recognise some of these signs in the emerging leaders in your organisation and help them grow and flourish. The Big Announcement It’s…
You observed your boss in a situation where you felt his behaviour was wrong. You feel that it’s not the right behaviour for a leader in his position. And you know the person receiving it didn’t feel it was right by their reaction to it. But what should you do about it? Well, let’s run through the options. Brush It…
As an executive leader and ambassador of the company, an important part of your role is to ensure alignment with the strategic intent of the organisation. That statement looks straight forward on paper, but from experience, it brings with it a great deal of internal and external conflict. Today, let’s take a look at one of the many use cases…
If you want to accelerate to the next level in your career while not impacting your family relationships, you need to focus on 3 principles – Stand Out, Scale Up and Deliver Impact. The articles I wrote in 2019 have been aligned around these 3 principles to help you achieve your personal career goals. In case you missed these, here…
Joe called me last week and started venting about a new programme he was running. This is how it unfolded. “Work is crazy busy. I’m now running a programme in a business area that I’ve not worked in before. It’s causing me a bucket load of stress.” “For instance, I run a monthly global governance meeting with the stakeholders to…
When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself” Paul Coelho I was exchanging messages with someone on LinkedIn this week who had read my Top 7 Career mistakes mini eBook and could see himself making these mistakes as he stepped up into a more senior role. He also shared with me that the…
