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The Lived Experience of Bias.

March 23, 2021March 16, 2021 ThisMuchWeKnow

Ouch: “Man needs to experience something for himself before acknowledging it exists, rather than take it from women.“ Why is there an emergent recruitment practice anonymizing resumes / CVs? Because it removes an in-built bias many have about “the right … Continue reading The Lived Experience of Bias.

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Dis!Organize Ep. 84: Be a Disagreeable Giver.

October 12, 2020September 30, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

The organizational psychologist Adam Grant talks about a personality matrix on two axes: givers and takers, and agreeable and disagreeable.  We can imagine that colleagues who take are a nightmare to work with, selfish and focused on their own needs. … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 84: Be a Disagreeable Giver.

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Dis!Organize Ep. 44: You can’t spell C H A l l e N G E without C H A N G E.

August 10, 2020July 10, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

Challenge and change. The two go hand in hand. We have an emergent challenge – and the only thing to do is to change something, maybe everything, to overcome it. We want to change something. Oh, but by doing so, … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 44: You can’t spell C H A l l e N G E without C H A N G E.

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5 Things I Learned From Making 100 COVID Lockdown Videos.

August 5, 2020August 4, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

COVID19 lockdown hit in March and I suddenly had a whole lot of time on my hands. I am both creative and action-oriented, so I determined: it’s time to write that book. I dusted off my notes I have picked … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned From Making 100 COVID Lockdown Videos.

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Dis!Organize Ep. 39: Efficiency!

August 3, 2020July 8, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

All well-respected corporate environments have a certain phraseology that says to the world: “We are professional and august.” One of the top 10 words, if you ever want to be the HIPPO – highest paid person in the room – is “Efficiency.” … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 39: Efficiency!

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Dis!Organize Ep. 32: Sturgeon’s Law.

July 23, 2020July 8, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

The science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon famously said: “Ninety percent of everything is crap,” … This became known as Sturgeon’s Law, and it is applied to the advantage of the disorganizer. Everyone else makes outsize promises about their work, they ask for the … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 32: Sturgeon’s Law.

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Dis!Organize Ep. 29: Keep Calm (Don’t) Carry On.

July 20, 2020July 8, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

In pandemic times, it’s good to follow the advice from that well-known Wartime reminder that people have pinned up in their workstation: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. In our workplace, however, we should take more care, and question our surroundings more critically. If … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep. 29: Keep Calm (Don’t) Carry On.

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COVID Diaries Week 16: Workplace Clash!

July 4, 2020July 1, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

I have been reading far and wide to understand where the (post) COVID times organizational battlelines will be drawn.  There have been some generally positive observations as working from home changes our workplace dynamics.  Firstly, pretty much everyone has noted … Continue reading COVID Diaries Week 16: Workplace Clash!

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Cannabis Diaries Week 38: Numbers Don’t Lie.

July 2, 2020July 1, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

After the comedown from 3-4 years of pure speculation and numbers picked from the air with a chef’s kiss attached, in 2020 we see a smorgasbord of depressing, angry, and pathetic stats coming from the real world of legal cannabis. … Continue reading Cannabis Diaries Week 38: Numbers Don’t Lie.

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Dis!Organize Ep.14: Challenge Everything.

June 24, 2020June 7, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

Consider the organizational view. Maybe even author it, and believe in it.  Build and deliver the norms and processes that deliver against that view. That is NORMAL. But! (there is always a but!) Challenge EVERYTHING. Also step outside it, determine … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.14: Challenge Everything.

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Cannabis Diaries Week 35: Cut Yerself Some Slack.

June 11, 2020June 9, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

I have lived through months and months of doom and gloom in my arms-length relationship with the cannabis industry. I joined the industry when it was in a downward trajectory, only for it then to throw itself off a cliff. … Continue reading Cannabis Diaries Week 35: Cut Yerself Some Slack.

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Dis!Organize Ep.4: Creative Tension

June 1, 2020May 29, 2020 ThisMuchWeKnow

As a communicator, I like this little bit of organizational physics: for each action there is an equal and opposite reaction (and a social media overreaction) If you want to change what goes on around you in the workplace, you … Continue reading Dis!Organize Ep.4: Creative Tension

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