Work, Upgraded

Work, Upgraded

By Lauren DixonBusinessCareers
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Work, Upgraded episodes

  • Ep 1.09: Upgrading Progress Updates

    Progress updates matter, but they cause a lot of sludge. Listen in to hear about some alternatives: question-based updates and Hill Charts.


    Links:

    • ⁠Hill charts from Shape Up⁠


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        16 min
      • Ep 1.05: Is your strategy a mystery?

        Does your strategy raise more questions than it answers? It might be a mystery box strategy. Listen in on how to avoid mystery box strategies and define a clear strategy your team can actually act on.


        Join the conversation:

        • Connect with Lauren Dixon on LinkedIn
        • Subscribe to Work Upgraded on Substack
          • 12 min
        • Ep 1.04: Agile, don't go chasing waterfalls

          Today’s article is a little different! I recorded a video for LinkedIn this week attempting to define Agile without comparing it to waterfall. In today's episode of the podcast, I share the audio from that video.


          Links:

          • Watch the video
          • Subscribe to Substack
          • Connect on LinkedIn
            • 9 min
          • Ep 1.03: Don't fail fast, fail better

            Today we discuss Blair Enns' Innoficiency Principle and how we can stop failing fast and fail better.

            Links:

            • 2Bobs on Innoficiency
            • Blair Enns' article on Innoficiency
            • 20%, the Marketing Procurement Podcast on Innoficiency


              • Follow Work Upgraded:

              • Work Upgraded on Substack
              • Lauren Dixon on LinkedIn
                • 25 min
              • Ver 1.02: Utilisation is killing innovation

                This week I'm discussing a common theme from the 9 barriers to innovation at professional services firms: utilisation and the PSF business model.

                Links in this week's episode:

                • What makes innovation at professional services firms unique from Work Upgraded
                • The history of consulting at ConsultingQuest.com

                  • Find more Work Upgraded:

                  Substack

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                  LinkedIn

                  21 min
                • Ver 1.01: Innovation in Professional Services (feat. ChatGPT)

                  Today we're joined by guest host, ChatGPT, to discuss innovation in professional services firms. Does it matter? How do we do it? Do we all need cross-functional teams and digital products? Find out ChatGPT's thoughts on this and more.


                  Learn more about creative problem solving and innovation in professional services firms:

                  Work Upgraded Substack

                  Instagram

                  Find Lauren on LinkedIn

                  And ChatGPT at OpenAI

                  16 min
                • 0.31: Dependencies are not the enemy

                  In our pursuit of high autonomy teams, have we lost the art of managing dependencies?


                  The article mentioned in today's episode: Agile Is Ruining Your Product by Matt LeMay


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                  11 min

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                Equipping leaders to succeed in the next industrial revolution by sharing actionable insights into the future of work. Our workplace technology is constantly being upgraded. Isn't it time our work…