Ranked #1
0.31: Dependencies are not the enemy
0.31: Dependencies are not the enemy
In our pursuit of high autonomy teams, have we lost the art of managing dependencies? The article mentioned in today's ... Read more
10 Apr 2022
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10mins
Ranked #2
Ver 0.30: Vision, Values and Mission are *not* a strategy
Ver 0.30: Vision, Values and Mission are *not* a strategy
If you've ever helped prepare a strategy before, you've probably had a consultant use the "vision, values and mission" s... Read more
3 Apr 2022
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9mins
Ranked #3
0.29: You Need to Fix your Retros, Now
0.29: You Need to Fix your Retros, Now
The retrospective aka "retro" aka after action review aka many other names is one of the most powerful routines you can ... Read more
15 Feb 2022
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9mins
Ranked #4
Ver 0.28: Unicorns Do Not Make High Performing Teams
Ver 0.28: Unicorns Do Not Make High Performing Teams
As a leader, it can be tempting to keep hiring for a certain personality and skillset that you find produces high qualit... Read more
6 Feb 2022
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8mins
Ranked #5
Context is Key - Business Agility with Nicolas Brown
Context is Key - Business Agility with Nicolas Brown
Have you ever tried to retro-fit other organisation's approach to business agility? Painful right? This week we talk to ... Read more
19 Dec 2021
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17mins
Ranked #6
How to Survive Workplace Politics with Terry B McDougall
How to Survive Workplace Politics with Terry B McDougall
In this bumper episode with career coach Terry B McDougall, we cover some of the self-leadership essentials including: ... Read more
5 Dec 2021
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28mins
Ranked #7
Ver 0.27: Innovation isn't a Strategy
Ver 0.27: Innovation isn't a Strategy
Inspired by Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt, this week I am discussing the dangers of substituting innovati... Read more
27 Nov 2021
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9mins
Ranked #8
GUEST: Conversations at Scale aka Presenting with Lisa Evans
GUEST: Conversations at Scale aka Presenting with Lisa Evans
Speaker coach Lisa Evans joins us to discuss how we can upgrade our public speaking. We cover the prevalence of public s... Read more
21 Nov 2021
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24mins
Ranked #9
GUEST: John Saunders on Incremental Innovation
GUEST: John Saunders on Incremental Innovation
Does innovation always have to be a complete overhaul of everything you know? I don't believe so, and neither does John ... Read more
7 Nov 2021
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21mins
Ranked #10
Ver 0.26: Time Budgets and the Iron Triangle
Ver 0.26: Time Budgets and the Iron Triangle
This week on Work Upgraded we briefly cover off on what the "iron triangle" of project management is and why we should u... Read more
1 Nov 2021
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8mins