Season 1 – Episode 8: The Pitfalls of Goal Setting In our second festive episode, we focus on 'setting you up for success' in 2024 by exploring the subject of goals. We discuss the value of goals and the risks they create, then talk through the 'how to' so you can set goals personally or professionally… for both you and your teams and maximise your chances of achieving them. Transcript James: 0:03 hello, I'm James. Jimmy: 0:04 Hi, I'm Jimmy. James: 0:05 Welcome to A Job Done Well, Jimmy: 0:08 The podcast about the world of work and how to improve the daily grind. James: 0:13 Right. Good morning. How was your holiday? Did you have a good … [Read more...]
Managed by Morons
Season 1 – Episode 5: The Path to a Thriving Organisation This week we mix things up a little - Jimmy will be interviewing James about his best-selling and highly rated book 'Managed by Morons' - everything from what inspired him to write the book, what impact he wants it to have through to his favourite film and most importantly - who are the morons! Transcript James: 0:03 hello, I'm James. Jimmy: 0:05 Hi, I'm Jimmy. James: 0:06 Welcome to A Job Done Well, Jimmy: 0:08 the podcast about the world of work and how to improve the daily grind Today's episode is something slightly different. I am going to be interviewing my co host James about the book that … [Read more...]
What Gets Measured Gets Done
Season 1 – Episode 3: The Power of Numbers Jimmy and James discuss the impact of measures and how to use them. They discuss the power and pitfalls of measuring performance and progress. Ever experienced targets at work? Unintelligible coloured graphs? A metrics storm of measures and wondered why things aren't getting better. This is the podcast for you….. Transcript Episode 3: What Gets Measured Gets Done [00:00:00] James: hello, I'm James. [00:00:04] Jimmy: Hi, I'm Jimmy. [00:00:05] James: Welcome to A Job Done Well, [00:00:08] Jimmy: The podcast about the world of work and how to improve the daily grind. Well, James, how has your … [Read more...]