by Andy Hedge | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve become a slow writer. It’s really irritating. I’ve worked to develop a writing habit over the last year, so that each day I sit down at my desk and write…something. Over the last few weeks, I’ve had some specific articles to write, all with a hard, but reasonable...
by Andy Hedge | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Disappointingly, we don’t get into great shape from a single visit to the gym. It doesn’t matter how hard we work during that visit. Getting fit requires time, consistent effort and the right focus. And if we want to stay fit for the long term, we’ll need to develop...
by Andy Hedge | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
What’s your approach to solving problems? Most people it seems, find that adding what they see as missing, leads them to a solution. Recently published research indicates that people are much more likely to add elements in order to improve something, rather than...
by Andy Hedge | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
A couple of things seem to be happening with teams working remotely for the last year. Individual connections have weakened. A year down the line, the number of employees feeling disconnected from their team is large and growing. And despite best efforts, we’re all...
by Andy Hedge | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The story goes that following a 2018 defeat in a one-day international cricket match against New Zealand, the England coach Trevor Bayliss, urged the team to adopt a more conservative approach in games. Apparently, several senior players including Ben Stokes and the...
by Andy Hedge | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, in the early stages of working with a team, I’ll ask the team members to list characteristics of the best teams they’ve ever been in. Without fail, somewhere towards the top of those lists are statements like, “We went through tough times”, “We survived a...
