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Week ending 27/10/19 What we worked on This week presented a commonly observed quandary: Should a new hire enjoy a ‘honeymoon’ period before we measure them or set objectives? OKR’S — Objectives and Key Results Our client a sheetmetal business hired a new Operations Leader, there was a small gap between the previous leaver and the new starter and the…
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Ten years old, this year, the event is known for its’ difficulty, camaraderie, and the race organisers ambivalence to reporting accurate distances.
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Week ending 20/10/19 The Net Promoter Formula What we worked on Moving from large corporations to regional and independent businesses as an executive, taught me many things, one lesson learned the hard way is that a smaller company does not make change or improvement easier, just different. One of the obvious differences is that you very often have…
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Beyond the Ultimate (BTU) organise a series of races covering some of the harshest environments on Earth. They follow the now established multi-day, ultra distance, self-sufficient race format pioneered by Patrick Bauer’s Marathon des Sables.
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Week Ending 13/10/19 What we worked on This week was biased towards shaping Crawford’s future, more news on that in next weeks jottings. With clients we had a reflective week, catching up with some of the larger projects from the previous year. Strategic Facilitation — Innovation is our future I met James Till, at Allett Mowers, to review the strategic plan…
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My feelings, and I note, many reviewers feelings, are mixed here. I very much enjoyed reading the book but it’s not quite one thing or the other. You could read it as a eulogy to Bill, certainly the authors demonstrate amazing affection for Bill.
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Week Ending 6/10/19 Back with the team at IPU Group and they plan the next chapter in their story What we worked on This week provided an amazing example of the breadth of projects we get involved with, and we hope, bring our particular Crawford touch to. Team Event — Getting to know your colleagues better IPU Group, have engaged Crawford…
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