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The connection between attention and traction
Prefer to listen? Listen to Dermot's audio recording below: Have you ever noticed the strong connection between attention and traction? The things that are fron...
Tell them what NOT to do
On the weekend I did one of my favourite things – built Ikea furniture. No really, I love it. It is like Lego for me, a creative exercise with step-by-step instruc...
It’s about getting started, and then to keep going
After three amazing months in Italy, it’s now back to working and living in Australia. One of my goals for the trip away was to improve my almost non-existent Ital...
Collaborative versus adversarial negotiation
So, here I am, back in Oz after our trip of a lifetime to Italy and Europe. So many highlights, both personal and from a work point of view. One of them was spending...
Too much work or capacity erosion?
Ciao from Trieste, Italy, a truly beautiful part of the World. I recently overheard a conversation between a team leader and the HR person who supported the team. T...
A twenty-year milestone
It is hard to believe, but twenty years ago today I went down to the Department of Fair Trading and started Adapt Productivity, a business that was little more than ...