This week I have learned: how resistant most of us are to admitting we are getting older. I'm probably as guilty as anyone. It's fine. And life is probably better if one can be open to the idea. how much fun it is to go from idea to a manifestation of an idea in super-quick … Continue reading Weeknote 674: four day week
This week I have learned: about products. The usability of a product isn't simply down to its design. It's also down to the user's expectation of what that product is. So if I come to a car thinking it's a horse, I'll be disappointed, no matter how well-designed it is.It's all well and good "reconceptualising" … Continue reading Weeknote 673: on product
Yesterday's coffee companion is a Product Manager. We talked about: finishing up roles and starting new ones the strange way that procurement works (or doesn't) distance learning and its long traditions how being an early pioneer in a field can become a liability in the long term how inward Product Management can become the differences … Continue reading 154th of 100
Yesterday's coffee companion has had many careers. We talked about: being back in Teddington cycling the perils of being a leaseholder how social housing associations really aren't geared for dealing with private leaseholders how cock-up usually triumphs over conspiracy building a side-business repositioning a product to a new audience the joys of double-entry book-keeping the … Continue reading 153rd of 100
Yesterday's coffee companion is a designer. We talked about: how our respective weeks had been my excitement about one of the pieces of work I'm currently pitching for the process of pitching, and how the best consultants get paid to respectfully work with their clients to help them understand why what they first asked for … Continue reading 152nd of 100
Tuesday's coffee companion is a colleague from our South African business. We talked about: travelling for work the importance of finding space for conversations building Global teams being clear in our propositions to our clients how some of our colleagues are getting on the importance of networks #100Coffees is an ongoing experiment in being intentionally … Continue reading 151st of 100
This week I have learned: after a week completely based at home, three days in London, two of which were at an off-site with dozens of colleagues, came as a bit of a cognitive shock. Lovely to see everyone, though! a couple of people dropped me a line yesterday to say that introductions I had … Continue reading Weeknote 672: out and about
For many years, I've referenced a simple continuum that helps to describe the types of consulting that might be provided to a client, from Process consulting to Expert consulting. At the Expert end, the consultant takes ownership of the problem and exerts their expertise; at the process end, the consultants' expertise is helping the client … Continue reading Consulting and ambiguity
Friday's coffee companion is a communicator. We talked about: getting new work the excitement of landing a new gig getting up and running points at which to share new ideas and thinking the climate agenda, and the significance of the carbon impact your banking and pensions make mymothertree.com reading the Meerkat cards getting the chance … Continue reading 150th of 100
This week I have learned: After a week on the road, a week spent exclusively at home feels odd. But there's been lots of head-down writing work to do, which is really hard in an open-plan office. I'm too easily distracted. That's odd, isn't it? And so counter to the untrusting stereotype of RTO calls, … Continue reading Weeknote 671: at home
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