If as leaders of organisations and teams, we want people to be ambitious – to be creative and drive our performance, practices or culture forward, it’s critical that we help people to set goals that will get us there. It could literally mean the difference between astonishing success and outright failure if we don’t.
Inspiration

Unlocking the Armoury
There’s a fight coming for your team, for your organisation. It might be a new competitor, a lost client, needing a new tech or a delivery disaster. Are you are positioned to give your teams and organisation their best chance?

The Same River Twice
A recent journey reminded me how sensitive we are to the cues around us, whether intentional or incidental. Paying attention could be valuable for us all.

15 Principles for hiring into technical teams
Hire the right person and they can shift the outlook and capability of a team. …

It’s all about visualisation (and pitching isn’t just for sales)
Running a business, I’ve quickly understood the importance of a succinct, clear and interesting pitch…

7 leadership habits to make IT teams rock
Last week I wrote about seven behaviours that IT leaders need to change to get…

7 Behaviours holding back IT leaders
I’ve been working in IT for many years, the last 12 in senior leadership and…

IT Leadership and the 4th Industrial Revolution
The world of work is beginning a truly massive shift. Technologies that only a few…