by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 12, 2024 | Leadership, Team & People
As someone intimately familiar with the ebb and flow of productivity, I’ve often found myself oscillating between fascination and frustration. Like many, I’ve scoured the insights of productivity gurus — from Ali Abdaal’s life-centric ‘Feel Good...
by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 13, 2023 | Communication, Leadership, Team & People
Have you ever had an experience where you thought you knew what to expect, only to be surprised by something completely unexpected? This is exactly what happened to me when I was a child and went to a friend’s house for a sleepover. I expected to have a familiar...
by Leonie McCarthy | Sep 15, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Team & People
Thank you Projects by their very nature are often more like a marathon than a sprint. Having water stations along the way in a race creates smaller milestones to look towards and keeps everyone hydrated and less likely to quit from exhaustion. In projects, every win,...
by Leonie McCarthy | Feb 9, 2020 | Project Management, Team & People
There are four foundation project roles that are essential to ensure your project has in place to start well, keep momentum and finish strong. Like the four wheels on a car, they need to be pumped to the right level and all aligned in the same direction to work at...
by Leonie McCarthy | Dec 3, 2019 | Processes, Team & People
Updated 21 November 2020 This year more than ever I feel the need for some rest and relaxation. I am ready to recharge and reconnect (at an appropriately safe distance of course). At this ‘busy’ time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in overwhelm...
by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 22, 2019 | Project Management, Team & People
An upsetting recent experience Have you ever felt like the person you’re speaking to is just not listening? Last week, we pulled the plug on a server migration. If you’ve ever done a move like this, you know how hard a call this is to make. The team had been...