She is very good at this! 😂

Super excited to be hosting #LeadingEng London (the LeadDev event for managers of managers) again this year on 13 June. Over on LinkedIn I’m giving away a few tickets in case your company can’t afford to send you this year. Please RT for reach?

linkedin.com/posts/meriwill…

I've got very mixed feelings about getting back to it after a magical week of slow living

3 hours or nothing.

Does anyone have any great foodie / cocktail bar recommendations for Edinburgh?

A beautiful evening

After a tough start to the year, I'm starting to feel more optimistic and motivated. It's been a hard slog

Off to Scotland for a week on Friday and can't bloomin wait

Instead of saying “Limit Work In Process”,
try saying “Maximizing Focus on the Most Valuable Thing”.

Many think you just want to slack off in when they hear the former.

Do I know anyone who has first hand experience of agile ways of working or implementing agile in the context of working for a research institute?

I'm delivering a day's worth of in person agile training in less than a month and keen to hear any recommendations for simulation games / interactive activities which might help to communicate key concepts etc

What are these copied from WhatsApp messages about and how can I stop them?

Wow.

McKinsey are offering staff 9 months full pay, career coaching & CV help if they agree to spend the time job hunting to leave the company, in a bid to reduce headcount amid a huge downturn.

thetimes.co.uk/article/mckins…

Research by Korn_Ferry into the qualities of senior leaders into the future. They conclude that leaders will need to be more curious, humble, continuous learners and system/network players. The role leaders play will have both more & less control than ever:…

Got your tickets? Pack your swimmers! Saunagus are bringing their transformative, outdoor sauna experience to Wood this year (showers will be available). 🔥

Just woke from having a very pertinent work associated nightmare 🫠

So glad I decided to take today off work

I'm not sure if its burn out but everything feels a lot right now

Yesterday was an expensive work travel day

No parking spaces at Hanborough so I had to leave my car in an unmarked space and returned to this

Due to the stress of not finding a parking space, I then forgot to pay for parking until 45 mins into my journey. Fine no 2 pending 😭

Gears are in motion to go out to advert imminently for Lead Product Manager (circa 65K) and Delivery Manager (circa 54K) for BFI Player - right when we are transforming and growing, so really exciting gigs. Please let me know of good people looking for their next adventure!

Signs of a high trust team:

- people have each other’s backs at all times.
- praise always goes to the originator of the idea or the work.
- achievements are celebrated together.
- when things go wrong, shared responsibility & action is taken.
- scapegoating doesn’t happen.

Well that was very deserving of all the hype

So incredibly powerful, poignant and full of life

I know a talented mid/senior delivery manager looking for a new role!

Anyone hiring atm and want an intro. I'd be happy to connect you 💫