Articles by Jenny Williams
When asked “what has been the biggest positive change in your company culture in the last 15 months?” “Flexibility”, “empathy”, “more caring of each other”, “seeing people as people”, “mental health checks”, “having each other’s’ backs” and “togetherness” were some
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This speedy, practical read is full of constructive ideas to help managers empower their people and create a happy workplace. The point that caught my attention was around the idea of preapproval. I don’t know a single person who wouldn’t
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Ben Horowitz has built and sold companies, and now is the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm. This is my most recommended book of the moment – it’s packed full of great insight, whether you are an entrepreneur,
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I coached a manager who was highly frustrated with a member of her team. They were inconsistent in their communication with her, and had a tendency to feed ‘new news’ straight to her boss. However, she thought he was very
Read moreA friend started a new senior job in the financial sector, she had been hired because of her FMCG experience and they were keen to inject the rigour and consumer focus of FMCG into the way they worked in marketing.
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So far I’ve discussed Millennial’s work needs, how companies can attract and develop their Millennial workers. Now we will focus on retention, which is important because the average time spent in a job by under-35s is less than 3 years,
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In previous posts, I’ve discussed the needs of Millennials, and how firms can better attract them to their organisation. In this post we are going to explore how to help develop them. We are pushing on an open door with
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In a previous blog post, I discussed the needs of Millennials: they’re Skill Seekers, who want Productive Experiences, to be Short Term Sensations, Society Contributors and Collaborative Connectors. I’d now like to discuss how businesses and recruiters can go about
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Recently, a creative agency wooed and recruited a new Creative Director. However, when the CD started they found him inflexible in his approach, antisocial and militant in his music choices, to name but a few woes. After three months, he
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I sadly found out a very dear man who I worked for has died recently after a long illness. It struck me the impact we can have on each other without ever realizing it. This is as true in our
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We are all in the thinking business. The value we add to the business is in our thinking. As leaders we need to actively encourage and care for our teams’ thinking. How much of your time is spent nurturing and
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No one wants the role of Failure Director; leading your team and business towards failure. Of course we don’t want to fail at work, however failure is important. We need to understand the role it plays and as leaders be
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