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Martyn Smith
Whatever is Excellent
Sep 62 min read
XVII. Termination
Dan’s head was spinning so hard, Omar could have launched into a rendition of “Another One Bites the Dust” and Dan wouldn’t have noticed
Aug 302 min read
XVI. A Hallway Full of Doors
…their ongoing employment, and possibly the future of the organisation, was at stake.
Aug 233 min read
XV. Further Off the End
...an evil cackle-of-a-laugh would have been more engaging than terms such as, ‘…reduced risk…improved accountability...smoother audit...'
Aug 162 min read
XIV. Off the End
I think he's blind to the value of the momentum you’ve generated. He’s just too offended by the lawsuit.
Aug 93 min read
XIII. Trust Issues
...if we have to tell someone, in their first week, that we’ve lost funding for their role…it’s pretty demoralising for everyone.
Aug 22 min read
XII. On the Bus
I’ve always thought we should just ask candidates one question – why do you think you can do the job?
Jul 262 min read
XI. Showdown – Down
I haven’t worked for thirty years to build something honourable, only to have its reputation trashed and advertised like a phone plan.
Jul 192 min read
X. Showdown - Up
'We’re not some shonky used car saleyard or telemarketer. We don’t force people down a path with our carefully honed questioning technique.'
Jul 123 min read
IX. Don’t Stress?
‘Really appreciate your help, Kelly. I’m embarrassed to say that I tell people you’re my lawyer never expecting to engage you as a lawyer.’
Jul 52 min read
VIII. The Wind Blows
The shadow of legal proceedings had been a sort of noir filter where life is realistic yet artificial at the same time
Jun 283 min read
VII. A Project Needs a Projectile
Dan was picturing Tony as a human cannonball, crash helmet in hand, about to slide into the giant barrel.
Jun 212 min read
VI. Competition!? Part 2
...we don’t see, or don’t esteem, what’s right in front of us.
Jun 143 min read
V. Competition!? Part 1
Will experience triumph or is this the year the rookie breaks through?
Jun 72 min read
IV. Prelude
The conference was awkwardly timed, although Dan would be the first to agree that conferences are rarely conveniently timed. There was...
May 313 min read
III. The Passion, the Purpose and the Pain
Everything was going along nicely until the team discovered they actually cared about the outcome
May 242 min read
II. I See the Sky
Way too many of us really aren’t certain why we exist.
May 172 min read
I. Left Brain-Right Brain
‘Blood out of a stone Tony. Our income is falling because we keep looking to the same sources.’
May 103 min read
Introduction - Ordinary Behaviour
Dan is disillusioned with his organisation and ready to resign, only to be blindsided by an unwelcome call-up...
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