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Ok. Ok. What’s next?

I’ve been reading a lot of speculative pieces about what things are going to be like in a post-COVID world from my sickbed. Some things seem pretty clear: There will be a major economic downturn of some shape and size Our relationships with offices will change My life as a city dweller – and the…
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It takes two

Over the years I have developed this slightly – I suspect – off kilter idea of the split of responsibilities between Product and Delivery Managers. Product people are responsible for decisions. That is it really. Delivery folks are responsible for making sure the team has everything it needs to act on those decisions Product Priorities.…
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Let it go

One of the things that I didn’t mention in my previous post about prioritisation is that to succeed at it you have to get comfortable with the art of saying no and ‘letting go’….because just because you/your team/your department holds the line and focuses on the priorities doesn’t mean someone won’t find a way to…
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Pandemic planning provides priorities

“If you have more than three priorities, you don’t have any.” Jim Collins One of the many things that the COVID response has proven is just how much can get done when there are focused priorities. Teams are delivering high quality outcomes, at pace, all over the place. Organisations are solving problems that were considered…
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Friday talks offer.

I wasn’t going to do any public speaking this year. I had decided to take a break after a pretty stressful 2019 (ha – remember 2019 – doesn’t seem so bad now!) where giving talks became a bit of a contributor to my anxiety. Anyway circumstances have changed a little 😉 So yesterday afternoon I…