Category: Efficiency, Improvement & Learning
How teams and individuals get better over time. Reflection, learning, retrospectives, process improvement and the difference between being busy and being effective.
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Situation Rooms – A Contextual Approach to Learning
A “Situation Room”, from a learning and development perspective, is a simulated situation or context that participants in workshops or development programmes can use to think through and explore new ideas, priorities and ways of working to further grow and develop. Situation Rooms From a training and development perspective, a “situation room” […]
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Lencioni’s framework for effective teams
In his classic, simple and easy to read book, “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, Patrick Lencioni identified five common obstacles that must be overcome for teams to be high performing: Absence of Trust, Fear of Conflict, Lack of Commitment, Avoidance of Accountability and Inattention to Results. Lencioni’s Five […]
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Plan, Do, Check, Act – The PDCA cycle of improvement
The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is an approach to continuous improvement. It’s also sometimes known as the Deming Cycle, after W. Edwards Deming, who popularized it, though he wasn’t the model’s originator. The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle The PDCA cycle is a four step model used to iteratively improve processes and products in a […]
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E185 – The Four Day Week: Exploring The Evidence With Dr. Charlotte Rae
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E169 – Management Challenges: Poor Behaviors In Meetings
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E167 – From Theory To Practice: Applying Evidence-Based Learning Strategies With Helen Bailey
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E145 – Creativity & Burnout (w Claire Bridges)
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E133 – Business Reinvention Labs (w Perry Timms)
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E132 – Research in Organisations (w Dr. Oli Mival)
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
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E124 – Critical Perspectives on Diversity in organisations (w/ Tom Calvard)
From the archive This episode is from The World of Work Podcast, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project — a previous venture of ours. All 187 episodes, recorded between 2019 and 2024, are kept here because the conversations still hold up. You can find Jane on LinkedIn, and…
