Life in a Matrix

Matrix organization structures are designed to deliver complex products and services by linking up organizations and resources across distance, cultures and timezones.
Often this can lead to harmonisation (even one-size-fits-all solutions) but it does not have to be this way.
It is easy to talk about satisfying (even “delighting” - a phrase that normally makes me cringe) […]

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Desperately sad day yesterday saw my team Reading FC relegated from the Premiership on goal difference on the last day of the season. It was a long drive back from Derby.
What can we learn that applies to the world of work.
You need a balance of talent and teamwork. If you do not have enough individual […]

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T5 turned out to be a pleasant surprise. With online check-in and hand luggage the trip through to airside was very fast. The building is pretty impressive and there were no obvious design flow problems and some improvements - for example you move from the check-in desk straight forward (no fighting your way back through […]

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This week I will be travelling to San Francisco (where our US office is) , Napa Valley (for my USA team meeting - though I suspect wine tasting may break out) and to Oregon to meet with a new client - more on this when I get back.
I am a pretty regular traveller, for years in […]

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I will away be on holiday from 3rd to 13th April and will not be posting over this period. I also won’t be checking emails or phone calls (a colleague will screen my calls for anything urgent - but I don’t expect anything). Here is the view from my hotel room in the spirit of […]

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Just a link to “claim” my podcast - you can ignore this

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