By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW The times they are a-changing and there’s probably no happy ending if teams don’t change too. So says McKinsey in an article focusing on what it takes to lead an agile transformation. They highlight the need for networks of empowered...
By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW Data from our lovely new product for teams – or ‘squads’ as we call them – tells us that the teams cannot ‘talk straight to each other without anyone taking offence’. It’s the lowest rated condition. This means that many...
By Pia Lee, CEO, LIW In the 1960’s the rallying cry ‘there’s no ‘i’ in team’ galvanised people to make the most of their collective talents. Fifty years on, the shine has definitely come off this powerful unit. Pace, remote working and ubiquitous technology have morphed the...
Let’s be honest, a good sales person has the gift of the gab and knows how to talk. But a great sales person knows how to tell a story. They know how to weave a narrative and understand instinctively that combining compelling facts with an...
By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW It’s the ambition of many organisations to have ‘a customer-centric culture’. It’s a worthy goal but culture can be elusive. As Justice Potter Stewart said about pornography in the landmark 1964 Jacobellis vs Ohio case, ‘you know it when you...
By Juliet Hammond, LIW Business Impact Consultant HBR urges us to turn back the clock and find our ‘beginners mindset’ and Dan Rockwell says the best way to help people to be better is by helping them to develop a learning mindset. Life is not fair,...