Going ROWE: The Final Step!

This is the final part of the ROWE interview I did, on our final session of the ROWE migration at Xpand. I explained what happened in Culture Clinic and what it feels like to goROWE! So, the big day arrived and there was quite a buzz about the office! It was clear from the chatter […]

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ROWE migration step 3 – eradicating Sludge

This is the 3rd part of my ROWE interview with Michael Barata – this time the topic is Sludge! For the purpose of understanding the context and its use below, the definition of ‘Sludge’ used in a ROWE is: any negative (toxic) language (garbage) in the workplace that is used to cast judgment about how […]

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Going ROWE: The Kick Off Session

As promised as a follow on from last week, this post is the next part of my interview with Michael Barata – covering the next step of our ROWE migration – The Kick Off Session: (The name of the session is pretty self explanatory so no need for a long build up….) “The Kick Off […]

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Going ROWE – an answer to today’s work place Talent ‘engagement’ issues

I have a keen interest in working environments, culture and engagement within them and how we tackle the huge disconnects of modern day living and outdated work system beliefs. The solution I found and subsequently implemented at Xpand was ROWE. My next few posts will therefore take a look back at this journey of discovery […]

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CampaignAsia Interview

Recently CampaignAsia ran an article on Talent in the media and advertising agencies, which I was asked to contribute towards. Below is a copy of the interview I gave, an excerpt of which was used in the article. (The full online version of the article can be viewed here) Do you have any statistics on […]

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Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

TED: “Work-life balance, says Nigel Marsh, is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. At TEDxSydney, Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity — and offers some stirring encouragement to make it happen.” TT: An interesting talk that should at the very least stir […]

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Why Candidates Take up New Jobs

This is a subject of discussion that holds benefits for both sides of the hiring fence, attraction and retention. It is fundamentally important for us to have a deep understanding of what will attract people into a company as it also tells us what will retain people. Whilst obviously not exclusive to digital, as experts […]

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