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Data is just Wind Unless it Directs your Product Design Sails
No one dreams of being on a vessel lost at sea tossed around by the tide and at the mercy of the wind for direction. Yet all too often we hear about those either “drowning” in user data, or even worse, trying to direct their product design team without a working compass (no data or metrics at all!).
Vision without Execution is Hallucination
It's not about falling in love with building the product. It's about falling in love with the process of building a great company. Make the shift from building a great product and idea to great execution.
Leaders as Explorers
Reframing what leadership means in the 21st Century has been a quest for us at Neu21 since our humble beginnings. What got leaders into their positions today, is unlikely to be what keeps them and their teams thriving into the future. Leadership requires a different approach - one that is less expert and more explorational.
Your Ideas don't Matter as Much as you Think they Do.
Ideas are abundant in companies. The problem that I have encountered time and again is the inability to effectively transform ideas into products and services that appeal to a captive market.
The Future of Work Starts with our Kids
My one ask is that you look at diversity through two lenses: that of working with people in the workforce today, and that of standing in the playground observing our future workforce or even, our future ‘human-force’.
KPI’s damage Culture
Traditional management practices today attempt to extract high performance by motivating individuals through key performance indicators (KPIs). Whilst at the same time, making it clear that should they underperform, a managerial figure will know about it. Little wonder why organisations spend such a large time investment on annual performance reviews. We believe that there’s another way…
From Strangers to Champions: The Remarkable Journey Fuelled by Human Connection
In a world where teams are constantly shifting, teams are needing to perform quickly without much time together. This Futsal team story has some lessons to provide you to help accelerate the process of achieving high performance in your team.
Blending High Tech and High Touch: Human Moments and the Evolution of Hybrid Work Cultures
How Human Moments at work bridge the gap between our instinctual needs for personal connection and the realities of hybrid work culture.
The Puzzle of Psychological Safety
When does psychological safety help and when does it hinder team performance?
Generative AI and the Potential of What is to Come
As generative AI increasingly permeates knowledge work, it is important to understand what it’s doing, how it can be used productively, as well as recognise its limitations.
Building a Company without Job Titles: The Opportunities and Pitfalls.
Should we be designing our org structure to satisfy egos, or to enable our people to thrive? We continue to experiment with the best way to depict who we are and how we’re different, without creating a polarity that prevents us from delivering great work. The pros and cons of deleting job titles.
How To Effectively Roll Out OKRs In Your Organisation
Leading with Intention, Authenticity and Vitality
It all begins with an idea.
Diving into Innovation…
Innovation can be scary, but sometimes you just have to take a leap.
There's No Better Time for a New Way of Working
There is much hype about new ways of working in organisations these days. What does new ways of working actually mean for your organisation though?
How we roll – Feedback Edition
At Neu21, we believe that feedback is essential to our individual and collective growth and development. So we came up with a set of principles, to open the door for us all to feel safe seeking and offering feedback.
How To Enable Effective Decision Making
Decisions are made every day in organisations, and yet, most leaders don't have an approach or clarity as to how to drive decisions with agility, clarity and coherence. This blog is here to help.
Everything You Need To Know About Developmental Agility.
It’s rapidly growing in popularity, but what is developmental agility and how is it helping teams soar?
How to Stay Relevant
Careers are usually pictured through the visual of the ladder, but today some of the most successful careers look more like a jungle. Find out how to stay relevant in this inspiring blog.
Innovation by Design - Inside Out!
Innovation is what every Business wants more of! It fuels growth, provides deeper more valuable employee experience and delivers greater value and differentiation through customer centricity. So why is it frequently left off the ‘to do’ list?
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