Managing a distributed team is harder

In our last paper (“Is at-home working?”) we discussed some techniques that can be used to get a better grip on performance now that working from home is becoming the new standard in most organisations. As much of the business world has moved to at-home work, we’ve noticed that those who manage teams have been through some of the most dramatic change. They have...

The “Operating Model it is a Changing”…

You’ll have to excuse the Bob Dylan reference but the times sure are “a changing”.  Almost every business we know is operating in a new state with a significant amount of at-home work. Many transitioned to at-home working in a few hectic days in March.  Few had time to plan it properly, but many companies aren’t rushing back to the office.  This is partly bec...

Never waste a good crisis 

As many organisations entered the COVID crisis they were forced to work in new ways and achieved changes in three weeks that many said would normally take three years.  The crisis tore down change barriers and sped decision making as only a good crisis can do. The sudden move to working from home wasn’t the only thing that happened. The restrictions also forced customers...

At-Home is Here to Stay in Some Form

The COVID-19 Pandemic will change ways of working permanently, in our opinion.  Even if a vaccine becomes available soon and workplaces start to re-open, many restrictions will remain.  These limitations mean the office isn’t always looking that attractive. Working from home has emerged as a useful part of the location mix and companies we are talking to, believ...

The world just changed but it needs to change again…

In March 2020 on every continent, many of the front-line operations of the world achieved a minor miracle in moving to at-home working. 

Some followed their existing Business Continuity Plans like well-oiled machines or just scaled up their existing at-home capability. Many organisations had no such capability and scrambled to implement new techno...

Getting creative is hard in a crisis

Over the last twenty years we have kept adding to our kit bag of things that make a difference quickly that can be applied in different types of crises. 

Many organisations today are looking for immediate workload and cost savings whilst others have been flooded with additional interactions because of the speed of change caused by the pandemic economic.  A third...