Bad Meetings Don’t Waste Time. They Damage Organizations.
I have a confession. I love meetings. I know – that’s a very unpopular opinion. I don’t love sitting around conference tables talking for the sake of talking. I love what meetings can do. They’re where teams connect. Where ideas collide and...
Innovation Isn’t a Brainstorm. It’s a Behavior.
Last week a leader told me, “I need my team to be more innovative.” I hear that a lot. And when I dig a little deeper, what they usually mean is: We want better ideas. More strategic thinking. Less reactivity, more initiative. All fair. But here’s...
Not Every Gargoyle Is a Gargoyle – What Oxford’s stone carvings taught me about misreading team tension
Since arriving in Oxford, I’ve become slightly obsessed with gargoyles. Or… what I thought were gargoyles. The 13th- and 14th-century buildings here are covered in faces, monsters, mythical creatures, and bits of nature carved into stone. I find myself constantly...
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