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Liv Wilson

Lightbulb moments

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Performance
Nick Mackeson-Smith

The hybrid working revolution

The pandemic forced a new way of working. Employees embraced it. Now comes the moment that determines whether you build something better — or slide back.

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Strategy & Leadership
Nick Mackeson-Smith

Case study: The Warehouse Group’s digital agile bootcamp - Success through sustained grit, teamwork, and innovation

1,000 people. 2 weeks' notice. A global pandemic. How The Warehouse Group pulled off a virtual agile transformation that had no right to work — but did.

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Performance
Nick Mackeson-Smith

How to help others to stop ‘reloading’ in conversations

Reloading — thinking about what to say while someone else is still talking — kills real conversation. These coaching questions help your people break the habit.

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Technology
Liv Wilson

Let’s get phygital

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Technology
Racheal Reeves

The space-race to build the Netflix of Learning

What if learning worked like Netflix? One team at Spark actually built it — and the lessons about data, hooks, and human behaviour are fascinating.

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Strategy & Leadership
Nick Mackeson-Smith

How To Lead Your Team Well When Working Remotely

Some leaders thrived through the crisis. Others froze. The difference wasn't luck — it was a set of behaviours and mindsets that great leaders already had.

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Culture
Nick Mackeson-Smith

COVID-19 - Time for lemonade

Jobs lost, doors closing, relationships strained. When life hands you something hard, here's how to find the moves worth making — even now.

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People
Nick Mackeson-Smith

Learning Enablement

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Technology
Liv Wilson

A Parent's Guide to Systems

Systems are like children — they need the right tools, the right support, and a village around them. A practical take on digital adoption through a parent's lens.

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Performance
Racheal Reeves

Everything you do isn’t going to bring joy to the customer, some things just have to get done.

Not every task serves the customer directly — and that's fine. Understanding the difference between working for the business and in it changes everything.

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