Though Marie had followed the company guidelines for hiring the new VP of product at her firm, and her hiring team were on board, something about the new hire troubled her. It wasn’t until three weeks in that she started to see the real worrying signs. Georgio, was chairing his first steering meeting as VP of product. “I’ve […]
“Nathan, you’ve got to delegate” I heard this phrase over and over so many times during my time as CEO of IDEO’s OI Engine. But like so much advice, when it is framed out of context, it doesn’t resonate. Although I did learn the art of delegation, it wasn’t until I had made the decision […]
Originally posted on LinkedIn Next time you’re stuck trying to accomplish something that feels out of your comfort zone, try this simple hack: I was struggling with Excel this morning (I sometimes feel I was not born to do excel). When suddenly I thought ‘What would Glen do?’ Moments later I had solved the problem […]
Originally posted on LinkedIn How many of your resolutions have you managed to keep to? Did you try Dry January? Did you manage to attend that workout class every week? If you did, then congrats. But if you didn’t, don’t worry, resolutions are supposed to be hard to keep. A while ago I made myself […]
There’s a myth about creativity that you have to be original. I remember at art college sharing ideas and the response 95% of the time was ‘yeah but is that original?’ I think entrepreneurs worry about the same predicament. However, the truth is there is most ideas are just an old idea in a new […]
Originally posted on Medium The ones who walked away from Europe Ryan’s email was unsurprising. He was only ten minutes late for dinner but his email read “I left my office over an hour ago. Trains are closed and rerouted. I’m now in an uber pool heading towards angel.” It was the night before the UK […]
Originally posted on Medium Shadow Work Which technology do you feel really saves you time? It’s often said that in the 20th Century, the washing machine helped transform women’s role in the home. Yet have all domestic technologies done the same for us? One of my pet peeves is the washing machine’s white-good cousin, the […]
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