Hospitals are busy places. Your finance or other department is probably busy too. It can feel like there’s so much to do. And so little time to get things done. I was watching a TED Talk where an ER Doctor was taking about how they triage patients. It got me thinking. How can the principle of triage change your approach […]
Continue readingThere is a lot of good stuff written about teams. At a conceptual level most get that a team working well is going to deliver more than any one individual. The collective resource creates more time, brings more experience, skills and qualities to the table. So far so good. Yet often teams get de-railed or go off track when […]
Continue readingIf you lead or manage in Finance or other support functions, chances are you are really busy. It just seems to be the way it is in my experience. Of course busy doesn’t necessarily mean productive or efficient. You may well have at some point thought about team goals. Or maybe you haven’t. You might wonder what’s the benefits. They […]
Continue readingDecisions lead to actions. Actions lead to results or feedback. Conceptually you get this no doubt It still isn’t easy making decisions as a manager or leader. Every decision you make is scrutinised. Decisions you make could well be wrong. And of course you worry about the impact of decisions on how others view you. That’s just the reality of decision making […]
Continue readingThe announcement about the formation of a new European Super League was made. Pretty quickly it was condemned from just about everyone. The statements and apologies followed the decision of all 6 English clubs followed after they changed their mind. The fact that this is about football isn’t important. What’s interesting for me is the leadership lessons. Why? Because a big […]
Continue reading2020 has shown us just how quickly things can change. Many businesses were going along, doing okay and then COVID-19 hit. As is always the case, there were winners and losers. Technology became an even more critical part of life and business. I’ve even heard people say that technology they have been trying to get people to buy in […]
Continue readingLeading and managing in any discipline is challenging. In Finance I really believe it is even tougher. There are several reasons why:You have a lot of committed people.You have a lot of ambitious people.You have people who want to have their say.Not all technically brilliant people are good managers.Faced with these challenges you might wonder how to […]
Continue readingI was running an online full day workshop recently. The fact that it was online was a change. Early on in the workshop we had a group discussions around what COVID-19 had taught us about change. One thing that came out loud and clear was that when we need to change we can and do. Several delegates spoke […]
Continue readingNone of us will forget 2020. We have and continue to live with COVID-19. It’s required us to change and adapt. It’s presented challenges. On Saturday evening a press conference told us that England will go into lockdown once again from Thursday. In some respects it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Cases have been rising. Deaths have increased. Of course […]
Continue reading2020 will be a year that few us will forget. There has been a lot of uncertainty for some. In accountancy I’ve seen so many individuals and teams show their true value to the business. I suspect even the most sceptical in other parts of the organisation would acknowledge this. Of course while there may have been a lifting […]
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