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Stand Up Meetings

13 September, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Instead of sitting, how about trying  stand up meetings?  They have a lot going for them: The heart keeps pumping Nobody falls asleep There is an incentive to get to the point and stay on it Unfortunately there is a down side; because you will finish early, some people will  go and have a sit […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: bitching and moaning, stand up meetings, teamwork

I Love to Bitch

12 June, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Some people drive me nuts. They have their own agendas. They don’t see common sense. They are thinking short-term. They don’t see the bigger picture. They just want to look good in front of their boss. I on the other hand am perfect. I am told I should: – Try to understand their agenda – […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: assumptions, bitching and moaning, communication, learning

Talk to Me

10 January, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

The more companies I work with the more it becomes apparent that members of staff realise that they are being asked to do wasteful things by their senior managers.  They just don’t challenge back.  (They are however very adept at bitching about the situation amongst themselves). Managers don’t ask for these wasteful things out of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: accountability, back to the floor, bitching and moaning, communication, waste

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