A few weeks ago, I hosted my very first Ask Me Anything webinar where I invited a whole bunch of people to ask me any question they want. Today’s episode is a recording of this session. I cover a whole range of topics, ranging from how to become unstuck, how to create a best place to work culture, looking at my own personal working rhythms, through how to start a podcast, and how I transitioned from being a manager to a maker. Enjoy!

• 02:00 - What skills or characteristics do you look for most when hiring a new employee or partnering on a project with a consultant organization or team?

• 05:30 - How’d you get people engaged with innovation when they constantly say they’re too busy?

• 07:03 - Do you have any insights or tips on managing emails?

• 08:50 - How to work more effectively on an open plan office?

• 11:37 - How'd you recommend identifying and approaching a mentor as an introvert?

• 15:23 - What are the key elements of the peer support group and what do you think makes it work particularly well?

• 18:50 - What strategies do you use to break yourself out of feeling like you're in an innovation trap? How do you personally ensure that you are primed and best positioned to think and act innovatively?

• 21:26 - How can incremental and disruptive innovation live side by side in an organization?

• 22:43 - Is there a quick and short way of making sure the right solutions and ideas are being carried forward that you can recommend?

• 25:16 - Do you give yourself worktime boundaries? How do you ensure you get all of your work done but then you aren't eating into home/family time and or working all the time?

• 27:14 - What initiatives do you have to reduce workplace stress and increase employee well-being?

• 28:20 - How do unlimited annual leave work?

• 30:10 - How to start a podcast?

• 32:29 - How do you convert to a Holacracy model? What are the challenges?

• 35:05 - How do you, as a middle manager, help to get the director onboard for more flexibility and trust in working arrangements?

• 37:34 - Should you use Timesheets software for work reporting?

• 38:56 - How to build a best place to work culture with very limited resources?

• 40:30 - When have you had the most success scheduling tasks you've been procrastinating on? When is the best time to do hard tasks?

• 41:20 - What was your thought process as you contemplated going from a manager to a maker and how long did it take you to come to that decision?

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