Is self-reflection as an individual, team or organization worth it? Recently Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Elisabeth Mortimer Cassen and I met to discuss the upsides and downsides of reflection. We decided it was, and identified ways to maximise effectiveness. Upsides One of the most compelling reasons is to learn as an individual or indeed to strive [...]
Coming across a camel sculpture we decided to take leadership lessons from the camel. Michele Seymour and I refreshed our energy by a walk and a talk in nature. Discovering a camel made us think about adaptability, resilience and resourcefulness and how to apply it in serving our clients as we walk into 2025 against a backdrop of massive global [...]
Recently Mike Mair and I met and shared what we were hearing from our network in these early days of 2025. As many people settle back into work after a holiday break there is a feeling of being overwhelmed as they are bombarded with many challenges. If this resonates with you, we have some thoughts on how you can ensure [...]
After a challenging 2024 Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva and I discussed how to refresh and rejuvenate ourselves and our organizations in 2025. We noted many different environmental challenges that can lead to lower energy, depending on your preferences. The type of work you have as an individual e.g. working to constant deadlines The kind of organizations [...]
In a recent post Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I discussed why a healthy culture is important and described ten actions to develop and sustain a healthy culture. One of the actions we highlighted was not to be afraid of subcultures but instead to recognize their reality and embrace them as part of the [...]
Recently Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I met to talk about how to sustain culture in times of change, especially in a downturn. We discussed how a positive organizational culture is critical as organisations grow and evolve so that our best talent can thrive. Culture is a differentiator! As times get tough culture is [...]
In January I moderated a panel on Digital transformation and change management hosted by the @Pistoia Alliance. The panel of @Adama Ibrahim @Sally Walsh @ Paul Denny Gouldson and @Gary Heusner brought their extensive digital transformation experiences insights to share. After understanding why they are all so passionate about this topic we heard about some of the challenges and frustrations [...]
I was honoured to participate in the inaugural HBA Talks at the inspiring HBA annual conference last week. #HBAAC24 It was an opportunity to share life lessons in personal change and these same lessons can be applied to large organizational change. My story “From Lab to Transforming Organisations” seemed to resonate with many people in the audience. It’s certainly [...]
Do you have to complete timesheets in your work? It’s not much fun, is it? But it can be valuable especially when we are navigating in challenging times and want to make sure we are spending time on what really matters. Recently, Dianne Lee, Jonathan Betts, Elisabeth Mortimer-Cassen, and Jackie MacRitchie and I shared our experiences of completing time sheets [...]
It’s been a tough time for the Life Sciences (and other) sectors in 2024. Uncertainty around the future and a slowdown in investment has meant that the sector has stuttered in its growth, and we are in a period of consolidation awaiting (and hoping for) better times. Organizations are downsizing and the job market is not as buoyant as [...]
