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The meaning of ‘Crackerjack’
Many people ask me why I called my business ‘Crackerjack’ People Development? The answer is that Crackerjack means ‘a person or thing of exceptional quality or ability‘ and that’s what I hope to help...
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Engage your people through visual thinking…
Are you wanting to engage more fully with your people and help them see that their organisation wants and values their thoughts, ideas and opinions? Do you have an opportunity to meet with your people...
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Systems Thinking x Visual Thinking = Organisational Clarity
In complex organisations, trying to understand how the various elements of the business fit together and co-exist can be challenging. By using a visual thinking approach and working with your people to...
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Are these the three key factors that enable people to be #engaged in their work?
1. CLARITY OF PURPOSE (“To be happy in my work I need to understand why I’m doing what I’m doing…”) 2. MORAL ALIGNMENT (“…and agree with the way in which my work will be used…”) 3. TANGIBLE BENEFIT...
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Use the power of the doodle to engage your people! #e4s #engagement...
This week, why not ask people in your organisation to spend 5 minutes creating a quick doodle of what they think the purpose of your organisation is. Display the completed doodles (either virtually on...
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Systems Thinking x Visual Thinking = Organisational Clarity
In complex organisations, trying to understand how the various elements of the business fit together and co-exist can be challenging. By using a visual thinking approach and working with your people to...
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Seeing the ‘big picture’ #visualthinking #engagement
One of Crackerjack’s clients sent through a picture of the rich picture we created of their organisations past and future journey. It was great to see it in pride of place in their office! A...
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Small details = Big Conversations #visualthinking #engagement
I’ve just completed a rich picture for a client to help them communicate some important ideas to one of their key customers. As with all of our visual thinking work, the images we create are there to...
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Visual thinking: a key element of the people engagement and change process
It’s been a busy few months for Crackerjack Visual Thinking since the start of 2016! Crackerjack’s work has included: Designing and developing hand-drawn animations Designing rich pictures for clients...
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#Engage people, increase #understanding and improve #communication by...
If a picture speaks a thousand words, just imagine how enabling your people to think visually can help improve communication and creativity in your organisation! Helping your people to communicate...
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#Visualising Interflora’s #strategy, developing an aerospace #explainer...
Using visual thinking approaches to share complex information is increasingly recognised as an really effective element of organisational engagement initiatives across many sectors. The last week has...
View ArticleAchieving your organisation’s Vision: Develop your People
In this blog episode, I talk about how aligning the skills, knowledge and behaviours of your people to your Vision is vital in enabling your Vision to be achieved. To discuss achieving your...
View ArticleCan your business tick all the boxes in this SIMPLE business health check?
It can be easy to lose track of the big picture and get lost in the complexity of running your business. To help with this, here’s a simple template I’ve developed to help you check the health of your...
View ArticleTHE THREE KEY ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE YOUR VISION ACROSS...
Having a Vision and successfully achieving it requires three key activities: Communicating, Enabling and Embedding. In these short videos, I share my thoughts on the importance of having a joined-up...
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