by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 16, 2018 | Leadership
In this article Tony Schwartz shares some alarming numbers he sees when conducting his ‘energy audit’ with groups of senior managers and leaders: 77% said they had trouble focusing on one thing at a time. 80% said they take too little time to think...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jun 19, 2018 | Project Management, Team & People
“In good decision making, frugality matters,” says Malcolm Gladwell;taking complex problems, and reducing them to the key levers that help us choose is a critical skill. Getting to the heart of the decision, however, isn’t always so easy! I was recently...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jun 2, 2018 | Project Delivery, Team & People
Years ago, I worked on a project where we took a legacy horse race rating system used by a bookmaker and upgraded it to a modern technology platform. I spent a lot of time with guys who were professional gamblers, they were incredibly knowledgeable about horses and...
by Leonie McCarthy | Oct 10, 2016 | Project Delivery, Project Management, Team & People
While time is a finite resource, energy is infinite, although it may not always feel that way. That is because it doesn’t just happen by itself, you have to establish rituals to build energy. Individuals and businesses that understand this succeed and as a...
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 4, 2016 | Project Delivery, Project Management, Team & People
Whilst on a practice hike preparing for a trip to the Kokoda track earlier this year; I overheard one of the teens on the hike, who had done that particular track before, relate that the last kilometre of our day would be the longest, there was a collective sigh of...