Erica Hartmann

Everybody wants to be trusted and to trust those around them, right? Trust is something that we all rely upon in our interpersonal relationships – but how many times have you heard a colleague say (or thought or said yourself), ‘I wouldn’t trust them as far as I could throw them..’, about a co-worker or business acquaintance. Surely if this were the case in your personal life, you would very quickly distance yourself from such a person? So, how can a working relationship be completely...

“Find the autonomy in your work. Autonomy is key to feeling good about the work you do, no matter what kind of work it is.” – JEAN CHATZKY We all talk about empowerment of our people and how that is an enabler for truly Agile ways of working. Have you ever stopped to consider what empowerment and autonomy truly means, what it demands, how it can go wrong and how you can prevent that? Sure, you can motivate people in a big way by granting autonomy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they...

“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.” – William Blake. In the modern world there are countless attributes that can be said to be quantitative measures of success. Financial stability, relationships, quality friendships, material possessions and job satisfaction are just a few that spring to mind. What you consider to be important will undoubtedly influence your behaviour, and the activities you undertake. But how do we ensure that those that...