As someone with a disability (Ehlers Danlos), I unfortunately learned the hard way that paying attention to the ergonomics of your working setup really matters. With more of us working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, I thought I’d share some advice and specific recommendations about making sure you are working as comfortably as you can. [Note: Links tend to be affiliate links, money will be donated to charity] First up, designate an area for working, or specific equipment for work if you only have one place you can sit. Make sure you put your work laptop away at the end of the day, so th ..read more

Dan in my team asked on Twitter for some recommendations for big build Lego under around £150 to stay occupied during COVID-19 self-isolation / quarantine. Given his interests are space & Star Wars & buildings, and his preference was for something both fun to build and to display, I of course spiralled into a full evaluation of the stupidly large number of Lego sets I have built in recent years (having had a sudden realisation that I could now *afford* Lego!). Here’s what I came up with… TLDR For if you just want my best pick at each price point (UK prices, but hopefully it’ll automag ..read more

Thanks for welcoming me to beautifully cool Edinburgh, Turing Fest! Below are the slides and links to the books, talks, etc mentioned. Please do shout if I have forgotten anything. 5 Things I Wish I'd Known Sooner About Scaling Teams & Culture – at Turing Fest from Meri Williams Books & Tools & Talks Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert Jessie Link ..read more

I was delighted to do the opening keynote at Scale Summit 2018 this morning — thanks for the warm welcome, folks. Below are the slides and links to the books, talks, etc mentioned. Please do shout if I have forgotten anything. 5 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner About Scaling Teams & Culture from Meri Williams Books & Tools & Talks Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Stumbling on Happiness Jessie ..read more

I was pleased to deliver the closing keynote at ScotlandPHP 2017, thanks for having me to speak. Slides and books and links below, also a few folks asked about my Be A Brilliant People Developer workshop and The Lead Developer conference — hope to see you there! Creating Space to Be Awesome at ScotlandPHP17 from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Talent is Overrated: Wh ..read more

Thank you for the stupendous reception at Women of Silicon Roundabout today — so sorry we ran out of space before we even started, I’m humbled by how many of you sat on the floor or stood at the back through the entire talk! Slides and books and links below, also a few folks asked about my Be A Brilliant People Developer workshop and The Lead Developer conference — hope to see you there! Modern Management at #wintech17 from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink I ..read more

Friends, thank you for putting up with my poor microphone handling skills and laughing at my daft jokes. You were a lovely welcoming audience today at QCon São Paulo. Slides and links to books and tools mentioned are here. Modern Leadership & Team Science: Creating Space to Be Awesome from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates ..read more

Really enjoyed keynoting at Ground Control today. As promised, slides & links Modern Management: Creating Space for Everyone to Be Awesome from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World Class Performers from Everyone Else by Geoff Colvin Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell Peggy McIntosh’s excellent Unpacking ..read more

Thanks for the warm reception at QCon London today Creating Space to Be Awesome at QCon London from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World Class Performers from Everyone Else by Geoff Colvin Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell If you’re new to coaching, you might also enjoy the talk I did on stealing coaching ..read more

Thanks for welcoming me to speak at Agile North East tonight — it’s always nice to be back in my adoptive hometown and the conversation tonight was especially fab. Awesome People Management with Agile at Agile North East from Meri Williams Books & Tools Mentioned in This Talk First Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink If you don’t have time to read Drive, watch this fab sketchnote video of one of Dan’s talks Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World Class Performers from Everyone Else by Geoff Colvin Outliers ..read more