Category Archives: leadership

Our family Chevron – Lessons from the garage

In my early teens after hard work and a bunch of savings, dad came home with the news that we were expecting. He sat us down at the table and showed us the scans (well a brochure) for our our soon to be new sibling. 9 months-ish (and 100hours work) later a bright red twoContinue reading “Our family Chevron – Lessons from the garage”

Hard And Early, Out Of Lockdown, Game On!

New Zealand is preparing to exit lockdown and return to a resemblance of normality. We’ll forgo the hugs and high fives we want to give teammates, my pack training runs will have to wait a bit longer, but shops will reopen, and we’ll get back to some of our old routines. Kids will return toContinue reading “Hard And Early, Out Of Lockdown, Game On!”

Do this weekly, heck daily if you’re brave enough. The Retrospective!

What’s my one tip as a coach? Do this weekly. Heck daily – if you’re brave enough. Challenge your team to do regular retrospectives. The biggest #GROWTHHACK I can think of is consistent and regular review of: – What worked? – What didn’t? – What are we going to change? The best organisations have mastered this rapidContinue reading “Do this weekly, heck daily if you’re brave enough. The Retrospective!”

Structuring Teams For Growth

I’m an Achilles heel, but I know it! The nature of our industry implies we have teachers, head teachers, academic leaders and a principal or CEO. This centralised hierarchical structure means we have clear interfaces with the government and regulatory bodies, roles with built in dependancies, and bottlenecks when it comes to decisions. From a riskContinue reading “Structuring Teams For Growth”

Stickers, Scars and ENGAGED Agile Superstars

If they ever perfect teleportation I’ll be a late adopter. Sure it would save time but for so many events arriving or getting there is the best part. Think of the pilgrimages, flying around the Sugarloaf mountain into Rio de Janeiro, or into Manhattan from JFK in a yellow cab. All too often in businessContinue reading “Stickers, Scars and ENGAGED Agile Superstars”