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The 3 most important leadership skills according to me
As part of a recruitment process last week I was asked to do a video interview – one where I have a set of questions to answer, then sit in front of a computer awkwardly talking to, and hearing from myself at the same time. A videoconference with an echo, if you will. To my…
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Enthusiastic consent is for healthy workplace / employee relationships too
Since repatriating to Australia from Norway in early 2023, finding stability in both housing and work has been a grind – hundreds of applications sent, very few interviews and a couple of false starts. To blow my own horn a little, for someone with a stacked CV and a track record of delivery across sectors…
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A new print store experiment: Redbubble
Late in 2023 I tore down the web shop at spatialised.net, it became too unwieldy to maintain on my own. And I’ve recently built a new one here: https://adamsteer.redbubble.com I’ve got another plan and brand in mind, however that needs some sustainable cashflow to launch becuase it means another family of domain names and an…
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A new ski print!
A new print has arrived in the Spatialised store! This is enormous news not just because it is a really nice design (IMO) – it represents a breaking of a near 6 month creative drought. Some light seeping in through the cracks. I also want to take a moment to talk about making art. In…
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They’re not your people
I often see team leaders, managers, executives talk about their people. They’re not your people. Sure as a leader you’re nominally responsible for the results of your team’s work – so the question for you is “what’s the best approach to doing this with the group of people here, what does everyone need?”. In effect,…
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Short thoughts
Hi, and welcome. This is the first post in a new personal blog, for shortish thoughts. I’ve been writing on the internet for a long time (just ask Google!), and haven’t had a brain dump space for a while. My other two sites – spatialised.net and toolsfortherevolution.com get into longer and more detailed ideas. This…