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April 2021
If in doubt, call a workplace consultant
Given the challenges facing organisations working hard to determine what their future ‘normal’ will look…
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March 2021
12 months on – what have we learned?
A year ago, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Whilst some leaders are…
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March 2021
Appreciation – don’t keep it to yourself
Written by AWA Director of Research and Development, Karen Plum. I once heard a stand-up…
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February 2021
Is managing conflict the elephant in the room?
In recent months, I’ve been writing a series of blogs based on the research AWA…
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January 2021
Can teams really develop when working virtually?
During this strange Covid-19 year, much has been written about the challenges of working apart…
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December 2020
Managing the switch to home working
In March 2020 most of the world’s office based knoweldge workers went home to work.…
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November 2020
So you think you aren’t biased?
A couple of years ago, I wrote about cognitive bias, as part of a series…
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November 2020
Where are you on the workplace maturity journey?
For several decades, work and the workplace design has been evolving. It has been enabled by information technology…
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October 2020
How well do you really know your team?
In 2018, I blogged about the role of personality in team performance, highlighting the importance…
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September 2020
Assessing the performance of people we can’t see
Throughout my career in workplace change management, I’ve met many managers who were worried about…
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September 2020
Why does she get to work from home when I can’t?
In early September, I was a guest on BBC Radio London’s Drivetime show. Presenter Eddie Nestor put a scenario to…
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August 2020
Team empowerment happens when managers work for their teams
When researching the practices that make teams most productive, team empowerment emerged as an important…
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