5 Ways to maximise your next brainstorming session
By: Michael McQueen
While the notion of brainstorming is far from unfamiliar, the reality is that many corporate brainstorming sessions are far from effective.
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Enjoying Downtime Without Experiencing a Downturn
By: Michael McQueen
As we draw to the end of another year, if you’re anything like me you’re looking forward to downing tools, closing up the laptop and switching off from all things work. Read more
5 Megatrends That Will Dominate the next Decade
By: Michael McQueen
Any experienced surfer knows how important it is to keep one eye fixed on the horizon. While a wave is still forming a long way off, that is the time to start paddling, to get into position and get ready. Leave it too long or fail to move at all, and you’ll be wiped out as the wave crashes you. Read more
5 Ways Dyson Australia Tripled Their Business in 5 Years
By: Michael McQueen
I’ve been a Dyson fan for many years. I vividly remember the day my wife and I purchased one of their iconic bagless cyclonic vacuum cleaners shortly after we got married. It was amazing. Everything from the packaging to the product design and performance were impossible to fault. Read more
5 Ways Bureaucracy Will Kill Your Business
By: Michael McQueen
When German political economist Max Weber first devised the bureaucratic theory of management in the late 19th century, his intention was to combat the nepotism and unproductiveness rife in the family-run businesses of the day. Read more
The 7 Tests of True Mastery
By: Michael McQueen
It appears we have never had so many experts roaming the planet than in our modern age.
As I trawl through the LinkedIn profiles of my contacts, everyone it seems is a ‘specialist’, ‘sought-after authority’ or ‘expert’ at something – some even manage to specialise in pretty much everything! Read more
5 Truths School Leavers Need to Be Told
By: Michael McQueen
With the next crop of school leavers about to flood into the ‘real world’, here are 5 truths they must be told (and may not have learned at school). Read more
The Vocabulary of the Persuasive Leader
By: Michael McQueen
In the mid-1800s, vast tracts of land in central Australia were granted to immigrants who had, in many cases, just arrived from Europe. These farmers and pastoralists found themselves with a challenge – they were now in control of expanses of land that were, in some cases, almost as large as the countries they had just come from. Read more
Focusing on Friction
By: Michael McQueen
Innovation is often thought of in terms of creation and invention – coming up with new ideas and new solutions. However, working with clients in recent months I have discovered that often the most powerful forms of innovation are more subtle. Read more
Why Open-Plan Offices Aren't Working – and What to Do About It
By: Michael McQueen
Recent decades have seen scores of offices embrace an open-plan format – as many as 70% of all workplaces.
The rationale for doing away with doors and walls was clear: by bringing down the barriers that divided us, greater collaboration, communication and cohesion would result. In addition, a more flexible and fluid office layout would suit an increasingly mobile and transient workplace.
Or so we thought. Read more