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Why is workplace culture important?
‘Culture is people’. So said that sage observer of the form, Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou. UPDATE: Since posting this episode I recognise it has become clear that Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou is not in fact the messiah. Things haven’t gone as well as they initially appeared. I have borderline no interest in football other than…
Langland presentation
Thanks for attending my presentation today. Here are some of the links I discussed: Firstly here’s Charles Duhig talking about the study into psychological safety at a big firm Give the Pomodoro method a go. Here are some apps for it. Some coverage of the latest discussion on 4 day weeks – including coverage of…
Whiteboarding the New Rules
Last week’s post was all about the end of office culture (whether we want it or not). After it went out I chatted to a good friend of mine, he said that his company employed somewhere between 1200 and 1500 people in a city centre location producing daily media content. “We have produced the same high…
Debunking ‘crowd madness’
Over the last week we’ve all watched far too much footage of the horrific scenes of the US Capitol being stormed. A mob of thousands of people charged in to the seat of American democracy intent – depending on how forgiving you intend to be -with either staging a coup or forcefully registering their disapproval….
Announcing Eat Sleep Work Repeat – the book
After an outstanding year of release in the UK – where The Joy of Work has been the #1 best selling business hardback of 2019 – I’m delighted that the book will be released in the US on February 25 2020. The title in the US will be called, Eat Sleep Work Repeat and will…
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TOXIC: When good cultures go bad
From the Ellen Show to Boeing why do cultures go wrong? Colin Ellis is a consultant and author who spends his time working with organisations to improve their culture. He’s turned his attention to why some companies go bad in a new book Detox Your Culture. He talked me through what has gone wrong at…
