I have often heard of people working in agencies, who work phenomenal hours. They are not alone – but when I was sent this note to comment on…. I thought does it always have to be like that. “Recently, I looked at a photograph of myself from 12 months ago. Since working relentlessly long hours in an ad agency, I’ve gained weight, grown a paunch and developed some unseemly wrinkles on my once smooth visage. I’m home from the office…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
First Steps..
"Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up to the steps; we must step up the stairs." – Vaclav Havel
Number One Distraction at work
If you know me, you know I love to talk. (Luckily I even get paid to talk from time to time.) What is not good is when I talk way too much and distract my work colleagues. Now the evidence is here, according to the Good Weekend Number Crunch’s – John Croucher – “Proportion of surveyed Australian Workers who say that disruptive, talkative colleagues are their biggest distraction – 44%” which means it is their colleagues that are stopping them…
Lessons learned in Kindergarten still apply
It might sound basic but one of the key questions I get asked is how do we get people to have fun and be extremely productive at work. What keeps the workplace interesting, people motivated and most importantly make it a fun place to be? Sometimes it is the simplest things that make the difference. As the leadership team goes so goes the rest of the team…. Are they having fun together? Are they authentic and real in their communications?…
Imagine running a business based on fun - that's what I decided to try when I left a very serious corporate career in marketing to set up RedBalloon...
Cutting costs – at what cost
Efficient businesses continually look at ways to reduce overheads and increasing productivity, however there are many unseen costs in cutting costs. ‘Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face’? I was at a speaking engagement – on employee engagement – talking about what we do at RedBalloon and for our clients. As per my previous blogs on ‘Employees are the new customers’, I talk all about the power of what employees say about their employers with some vivid examples…