by Leonie McCarthy | Apr 29, 2020 | Communication
Communication. How we describe events and experiences shapes our attitude to them. The word language comes from the Greek word logos, which means category or concept. With language we categorise, we distinguish and we create our reality. Whilst there are different...
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...
by Leonie McCarthy | Mar 25, 2019 | Team & People
Some time ago, (admittedly over a drink), a software provider was heard to wonder… “What if we selected the people we want to work with first, and then figured out the plan and the system?” At the time, this struck a chord. One of my measures of success is to ‘work...
by Leonie McCarthy | Jun 2, 2018 | Project Delivery, Team & People
Years ago, I worked on a project where we took a legacy horse race rating system used by a bookmaker and upgraded it to a modern technology platform. I spent a lot of time with guys who were professional gamblers, they were incredibly knowledgeable about horses and...
