Doing the work and holding the highest standards
A Bruce Springsteen story from the book Born to Run. The importance of doing the work – how it shows who we are, and that we understand the opportunity and what’s at stake. Read more
Leadership
Monsters that you can’t see
Inspired by Doctor Who. The importance of the stories we tell ourselves. What we see and the power of what we don’t. Read more
Networked responsibility
Digital transformation has to be a people movement – networked responsibility is the role we all have as individual leaders in making this happen. Read more
Above all the noise
A short story from last week. Staying focused despite the background noise. Read more
Spaces inbetween
Some thoughts about thinking time and the rhythms of work. Read more
New models for service ownership and leadership
New questions about how we design, develop, maintain and improve whole services. Read more
Seniority, anxiety and dealing with confidence issues
A short follow up to my blog post about seniority in design. Read more
The art of design leadership
Design leaders are still designers, but they design different things. Thoughts on manipulating time and space. Read more
Creating better missions
Missions are built on words then actions. What helps define a great mission statement? Read more
Knowing when to fight and when not to fight
Is it worth winning the argument? Read more
The advantage of facing forwards
Problems are opportunities and opportunities are problems to be solved. Start by recognising the size of the opportunity in front of you Read more
Supersized. Making design work in large organisations
Does your organisation have design leadership? Read more
Disrupters vs Unifiers
Learning to play distinct roles at different times Read more
Good management is (still) a thing
As a manager, this is what I’ve learned so far. Read more
Everyone wants to solve the problem
What failing organisations have in common? Read more