All posts by Rob England

When looking for work role models, we should look to those whose values match our own, not those with the most swollen  wealth and the biggest swinging company. Personally, I admire those who have organised a clever life balance to enjoy family, have fun and adventure,   contribute to their community, and make a useful income.

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There is no reason for most secrecy at work.

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Firing people should always be a last resort, not an instrument of culture change.

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Once we have cross-functional teams, we don’t need a QA/test group any more, right? Wrong.

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In a VUCA world, how do we move forward?

Stop trying to foresee the future.

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At Teal Unicorn, we believe the purpose of a manager is to make work better: better results from the work, better lives for those doing the work, and a better society within which the work is done.

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Work is political.

It is no longer acceptable to treat work as a values-neutral place focused on the creation of value (for shareholders and incidentally customers).
Customers, partners, staff, and society at large all expect organisations to reflect their values.

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I’m still sure that consulting, coaching, and training are better in person. Virtual is adequate for most things. That’s not the same as optimal. Virtual is good for some things and better only for very few things.

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Standardised work is becoming an ever smaller part of our work.
– Change is constant.
– Too much is unknown.
– Knowledge work is intangible, voluntary, and shared. It’s value is subjective. It is unmeasurable.

Efficiency and effectiveness are no longer the goals. Agility is.

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From time to time in the consulting business, you hear a variation on “You talk positively about Client X, but I heard it didn’t go so well for you”. Let’s talk about what good looks like in a consulting engagement.

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