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the same patterns are repeated almost everywhere I go: endless meetings where nothing is discussed fully, where decisions are delayed and blame is…

KCMar 156 min read

Frustration 2: Mis-Leadership

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John’s argument is that, at any one time, you have some jobs which require a “manager’s head” — the bit of you that needs to bring structure, order and certainty to complex problems — and some…

KCMar 154 min read

Frustration 1: Waste-of-Time Meetings

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We spend, on average, 37% of our time in meetings.[8] Of that time, 30–50% is considered to be a waste of time. That means a typical person, working a 40-hour week, spends…

KCMar 167 min read

Frustration 3: Blurred Vision

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The most common core problem a team like this is experiencing is “Blurred Vision”. A direction, an over-riding sense of momentum towards a goal which is meaningful to everyone, a…

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