by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 22, 2013 | Knowledge Work
It’s fair to say that there’s been a huge amount written about Marissa Mayer’s decision to call people back to the office. The original memo is here. There’s a lot to be said about this, but I want to focus on a couple of things that...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 28, 2013 | Leadership
I had the pleasure of listening to Daniel Pink talk at the RSA this week about sales. It was definitely a privilege – there was a 750-person waiting list, one of the largest in the RSA talk’s history – at least in part due to Daniel’s previous...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 7, 2013 | Management, Milestone Planner
More and more of the conversations we are having with Milestone Planner users are about the challenges of matrix working. The formal definition of a matrix is anywhere there are dual reporting lines i.e. people have more than one formal boss. Almost anyone using...
by Benjamin Ellis | Nov 2, 2012 | Event, Productivity
I had the pleasure of listening to Khoi Tu talk about teams at the RSA in London. Khoi’s slogan is: “building a better world, one team at a time.” – which resonated with much of what we are trying to do here. His talk draws from his book:...
by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 12, 2012 | Milestone Planner
As well as improved invite and sharing functions, the latest release of Milestone Planner re-introduces a new and improved “repeat” function, closing the loop between emergent planning (see “building a plan”) and repeatable processes....
