The true value of company idea competitions
Idea competitions generate unparalleled passion and engagement. But all too often they are measured with the wrong KPIs, resulting in cancellation.
Set up projects for success
Too often projects are poorly defined leading to scope creep, overinvestment, delays and overall underperformance. A simple charter is the cure.
A simple recipe for business case building.
Don’t be intimidated when preparing your business case. Follow this simple recipe to success.
Creating a Burning Platform
Every great business case needs a burning platform. Follow these 5 best practices to ensure your business case creates a strong sense of urgency.
Run creative brainstorms.
Getting a group of people to generate a bounty of fresh, valuable ideas in a small period of time can be daunting, and easy to get wrong. Follow these 5 best practices to make your sessions fast paced, engaging and highly generative.
Set up successful brainstorms
A brainstorming session that produces the same old, stale ideas is such a letdown. Follow these 5 simple rules to make sure that your brainstormers are set up for creative success.
Develop fact bases that drive better decisions.
Drive better decisions by providing stakeholders with a strong fact base. Follow these 5 simple tips to create a powerful foundation.
Effective 1:1 Interviews
Get better insights and learnings using these 5 tips to conduct highly effective 1:1 stakeholder interviews.
Meeting preparation made easy
Good meeting outcomes make you look good and save a lot of unpleasant re-work. The biggest enabler of good outcomes is good preparation. Find 5 simple guidelines to prepare for a meeting
Tell better stories with slides
When your slides tell a simple, engaging story your delivery, influence and confidence grow and you get the results you seek.
5 simple rules to write great slide stories.
Meeting minutes made simple
Meetings are a daily work activity. Writing effective minutes increases your influence and meeting value.
Read 5 simple rules for fast, effective minute writing
Make better slides, faster.
A powerful presentation slide helps you influence your audience, but only if your idea is communicated in a clear, simple and compelling way.
Follow 5 simple rules to write engaging slides that make you shine.