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Making a (realistic) Plan – Naomi
So we've had our next session on planning out how to do our 4 day week. And one of the things that's making me more comfortable is that we are taking quite a planned approach to this so we are looking at how do we do it in such a way that we are...
The Road Map – Eloise
I walked into this meeting with a notepad full of questions. I think my biggest hesitation, or the things that I thought would hold us back from achieving the 4DW was our ability to effectively value and manage our time, planning our capacity and...
What is our Motivation? – Naomi
We had an interesting conversation yesterday about why are we even doing a four day week and it seems odd to have that conversation six months after we first started talking seriously about implementing a 4DW, but it's a valid question. We've got...
Sharing the Journey – Naomi
I finally worked up the guts to share the concept of a 4DW with Scott while we drove north for a family holiday. Why did I need to work up to it? Because I know he would be fully sceptical, I think I feared to the point of ridicule or scoffing. At...
What is a Clayton’s Gift Day? – Naomi
Tomorrow is the start of our Clayton's Gift Day. I'd never heard of a 'Clayton's' before but Pauline dubbed our 5th day a Clayton's day in our team meeting and explained that a 'Clayton's was a type of non-alcoholic whisky and became slang for...
Clumsy Feedback Gracefully Received
I was listening to a Brené Brown podcast recently and right at the end she spoke about how receiving feedback is never easy, particularly given that not everyone is trained in how to deliver feedback. And I thought it was such a powerful message. I...
Are Gift Days really a Gift? – Eloise
Clayton's Gift Days have been interesting to say the least, finding the willpower to not just respond to that query from clients or answering a quick question email from my team has been a challenge. I think we are all still navigating finding the...
Early Wins – Naomi
Week 1 of our Clayton's Gift Day (CGD) trial is now under our belt. And it feels good… I've split my day in half for now - mainly because we need to get some Clayton's time cross over between Alistair and I given the number of business projects we...
One month down… – Naomi
Nearly one month in and I've stuck to my guns at having my Clayton's Gift Day. I've learned so much already (and suspect I've only scratched the surface). But here's my best attempt at summarising so far: Being able to take a day - whether that is...
Feeling a bit like a Rollercoaster – Naomi
I have to be honest and say that this month has been a real test. A test of will power, a test of time management and a test of patience. I have had to challenge my resolve far more this month in not allowing operational things to encroach on my...
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Managing Employee Complaints
At some point you may be faced with a complaint from an employee regarding the behaviour of another employee. While dealing with a complaint may seem relatively straightforward on paper, putting it into practice can be harder than it seems. A...
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