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Fit for purpose

A client in a recent Smart Work online training program asked a question I thought was worth sharing. We were discussing the use of the task management system in Out...

Urgent! Video Series – 9: Commit Fully When It Is Truly Urgent

My new book Urgent! was published on 1st August. In this series of videos I am going to unpack some of the key strategies for moderating unproductive urgency. In th...

Creating productivity alignment in remote teams

One of the frequent challenges my clients who work remotely raise with me is that it feels harder to keep everyone in the team aligned on projects and other complex ...

Urgent! Video Series – 8: Minimise Distraction When Interrupting Others

My new book Urgent! was published on 1st August. In this series of videos I am going to unpack some of the key strategies for moderating unproductive urgency. In th...

I need you to be responsive

In most situations, if I need something from you, I would prefer you to be responsive and take a week to deliver, rather than be reactive and take a day. That’s ri...

Urgent! Video Series – 7: Be Responsive, Not Reactive

My new book Urgent! was published on 1st August. In this series of videos I am going to unpack some of the key strategies for moderating unproductive urgency. In th...