Expert Guidance for the Agile Organisation
Leadership Memo 2021-8 As I mentioned in my previous post titled Watch out for Inequality and Bias for Remote Workers in the Hybrid Office, companies around the world have been contemplating whether they should bring the workers back into the…
Read More Why do we work the way we do, reimagining how work can be like (Part 1)
In the past few months, companies around the world have been contemplating this one question: should they bring the workers back into the office? Or allow them to work remotely indefinitely? Or have a hybrid environment? While there are pros…
Read More Watch out for inequality and bias to remote workers in the hybrid office
Have you ever felt excluded? I’m not just talking about race, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. Let’s think through some scenarios. Have you ever been in a P.E. (Physical Education) lesson where there is a team sport (e.g. basketball)?…
In the last two Leadership Memos, we explored what diversity is, what inclusion is, and how diversity relates to inclusion. We learnt that they are not the same thing. We also mentioned that diversity and inclusion are part of what…
Read More Why invite people to the party and not invite them to dance?
Leadership Memo 2021-5 What comes to your mind when you hear the term “diversity and inclusion”? Do you think that it’s a bunch of mumbo jumbo? Are you annoyed that you have more boxes to tick? Do you think that…
Read More Inviting and asking people to dance: Diversity and inclusion at work
Leadership Memo 2021-4 We hear the term “diversity and inclusion” quite a bit recently, but do we really know what that means? Do we know how that applies to our work, regardless of whether it is remote? “Psychological safety” is…
Read More Asking people to dance: Creating better spaces to be more inclusive at work
The past year is definitely one for the history books. The world is not what we are used to. We are forced to change the way we do things. The old ways don’t work anymore, we have to change our…
Read More Do you know that gratitude is a great stress reliever?
Leadership Memo 2021-3 In the past couple Leadership Memos, I recommended a list of essentials that agile leaders do (read the full article in January Memo for a refresh). I also defined the differences between leadership and management: leadership is…
Read More Integrity is not outdated, it’s a crucial leadership quality
I have been hearing the terminology of servant leadership a lot, that leaders need to be servant leaders. So what is a servant leader? The terms servant and leader seem to be contradictory, don’t they? I would suggest this definition:…
Read More Humility is more than a rave, it’s essential in leadership
In my last post of 2020, I talked about “How do you know they are resistant?”. The “they” are senior and executive management. Now that we know how to tell that they are resistant to change, do you want to…
