My Blog
This blog is for me, it’s my sketch pad where I think things through and work things out. Having worked ‘stuff’ out I think it’s good to declare it, so I am sending it to you. Hopefully you will also find it useful.
Latest Posts
I was lucky and entrusted with big things. Is it like that now?
I’ve got a big idea. It’s about changing the construction industry from the bottom up. In this my third ‘Big idea’ post I’m reflecting on my journey up through the ranks and what it’s like for young people now. This is for managers looking to leave a legacy and for rising stars who are up for change.
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Is staff development construction’s blind spot?
Together we are going to change the construction industry from the ground up. It’s a big idea I’m working on. You are focused on project delivery so let’s recruit and enable the talent coming up through the ranks to shape the future. Here’s my thinking…
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Instilling a coaching culture: How the industry could change from the inside
All considered, the UK construction industry is amazing though there are problems and I have been working to fix them. I haven’t succeeded, yet. My approach has been top down. There have been some remarkable successes though the work is far from done. I have this big idea. It’s time to start working bottom up …..
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The four legs of my sturdy table
Preparing for a talk to fellow coaches on how we price for work I discovered something about my business. Four things seem to underpin my success and how I enable my customers’ success.
They are the four legs of my sturdy table …..
The myth of “alignment”: it’s not enough
The team is aligned, they are on course to reap the multiplying benefits of their collective effort. Yet they are often frustrated and come up short. Stuff happens.
Alignment gets you started as a team, but it’s the painstaking and unending work of reaching agreement along the way that counts. That’s what real collaboration looks like.
Three little questions: A simple tool for getting promoters and silencing detractors
If only you could find out what they really think, then you could do something about it, make improvements and become remarkable. So you commission an expensive customer or staff survey, generate loads of data and do nothing with it.
There is an alternative here
The natural way to change – become more of who you are
How best to change or bring about change?
Change happens naturally when we become more of who we are, rather than when we try to behave differently.
Try and change behaviour and they will resist, you already know that.
Start with thinking.
Here’s some thinking on thinking.
We need to talk about values
The title of this post is based on one of my favourite films “We need to talk about Kevin”.
It’s a tough watch.
Kevin’s Mam thinks there is something wrong with him. His Dad says, “leave him alone he is just a normal kid”.
Kevin grows up and does something terrible.
We need to talk about values
Strategies for VUCA
We are now operating in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times.
VUCA was coined by the military, though applies to all of us, especially those leading businesses and projects.
You and I have got this far, we have developed strategies. I’m sharing some of mine here in my new video series; I’d love to hear some of yours
How to get great things happening
Executives look up to the horizon to spot opportunities and risks and in response adjust the organisations course.
Sometimes they lose sight of the horizon because of the size of their accountability hoard.
Here’s how to win back your time and get great things happening.