Cold frogs
The woman in the camping shop described the sleeping bag as “Warm down to three degrees – a good choice if you’re a real cold… Read More »Cold frogs
clarity
The Craft of Research: Booth, Colomb and Williams’ four rules for writing clearly
I highly recommend the Craft of Research as a guide to structuring and writing research. It also contains – in Chapter Seventeen of the third… Read More »The Craft of Research: Booth, Colomb and Williams’ four rules for writing clearly
In search of clarity
The aim is that every member of the team knows: What you’re working towards and why What each person’s role is (in general terms) What… Read More »In search of clarity
Delegation (2): the hardest part
Delegating well (speccing the task, sharing your overall intent, context and resources) is a vital skill. But the hardest most elusive, and most important part*… Read More »Delegation (2): the hardest part
Delegation template
A draft template of things to include when delegating something: The job in a sentence: (So that the delegatee immediately knows what’s going on) When… Read More »Delegation template
Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
I could spend a long time typing out great lines from this book: it’s helpful, funny, and contains just the right amount of snark.* If… Read More »Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
Leg ups
It’s easy to recruit people or find partners if you lower your standards, but you almost certainly shouldn’t – apart from anything else, when will… Read More »Leg ups