by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 19, 2020 | Leadership, Processes
What does ‘new retail’ look like? We’re not sure, and neither is anyone else. But scenario planning is the new black, especially for the retail industry. The way I am thinking about it is, it’s a bit like a ‘choose your own adventure’ book. The basic premise is...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jan 13, 2020 | Project Management
Excluding re-planning from your retail project management practice, is like looking at a map before starting out on a hike and then never consulting it again. It’s not likely to get everybody to the destination in one piece. It’s easy enough to fall into the...
by Leonie McCarthy | Dec 3, 2019 | Processes, Team & People
Updated 21 November 2020 This year more than ever I feel the need for some rest and relaxation. I am ready to recharge and reconnect (at an appropriately safe distance of course). At this ‘busy’ time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in overwhelm...
by Leonie McCarthy | Nov 30, 2015 | Processes, Team & People
This time next month Christmas will have been and gone for another year. I’ll let that sit with you for a minute. What’s the overriding emotion? A stomach clenching “oh no!” not yet – I am not ready? or a sense of calm –...