Words | Noel Warnell

Over 250 blog posts from the last 8 years...

Dysfunction 11 – Rush, rush, rush

I was recently asked to prepare a presentation to give to some super senior executives. Naturally this made me a bit sweaty, but also a...

Dysfunction 10 – Not enough humility

After celebrating my 25th birthday the other week I’m in a reflective mood. This is what I’ve been thinking about. In large corporations...

5 ways to greet your colleagues

Greeting Level 1 Given that it is Monday morning and I am at work sitting at my desk When someone else arrives And they say good morning...

Dysfunction 8 – Passengers

So last week I mentioned that there would be more about being along for the ride but not getting involved, so here it is… When you go on...

If you’ve got nothing to say then… don’t

Every office has one. If you don’t know who it is, then it’s probably you. The person who uses 200 words when 10 would do. The last...

Dysfunction 6 – Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

Something magical happened yesterday – someone said thank you to me… ‘For what?’ I hear you ask. Had I just finished a big project? Had I...

I can make you more popular in 1 minute 30 seconds.

What’s the most important skill you can demonstrate at work? I’ll give you a clue – it’s nothing to do with photocopying your arse. It’s...

Dysfunction 4. Well done us

I received an email recently that made me want to scream. I was in the office so I managed not to. Although I did emit a small growl. And...

Dysfunction 3. Apathetic outlook

Me: ‘Hi – Tom told me that you were asking about the project I’m working on, so I thought I would come to your desk and introduce...

Dysfunction 2. Out of Orifice

Context My dog went into the garden yesterday and did a massive shit. I let her back in, shut the back door and got on with my day. I...

Dysfunction 1 – Acronyms are for D.I.C.K.S.

Context: In my first job the name of the team I joined was the ‘G.R.E.A.T.’ team. I shit you not. Problem statement: Understandably, ever...