The end of an era: X or Y name to retire
In February 2013, I came up with the name X or Y to represent a business with a purpose: to help the world make better decisions. Over that 4 years we trialled, tested and refined innovative ways [...]
Favourite books and podcasts of the year
It’s been a great year to be into books, audiobooks and podcasts. Here are 5 of the ones that struck a chord with us.
The unexpected payoff of being more productive
The unexpected payoff of being more productive After a 2-month productivity pilot with Heart Research Australia, their CEO Nicci Dent, said to me, “actually what happened was that even though [...]
5 E’s make better meetings
It’s likely that you spend between 10-50% of your working life in meetings. That’s up to 1,000 hours a year. And yet, it’s just as likely that you’d say the meetings you have aren’t as effective [...]
4 aha! moments from 2016
One of the huge-but-unexpected bonuses of training and coaching other people is that you learn so much yourself in the process. Here are some aha! moments from 2016 that I wanted to share with [...]