Lessons from the GFC for our COVID-19 recovery

Boost’s CEO Nathan has put a piece together for Stuff.

In it, he shares what he learned following the Global Financial Crisis, and what that means for the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.

New virtual Introduction to Agile course

When we asked if there was an appetite for attending our training remotely, the answer was a resounding yes.

So now we’re offering the free two-hour Introduction to Agile as an interactive virtual workshop. The course features new activities tailored for remote learning and gives you a practical introduction to the Agile way of working from the comfort of your computer.

Assessing the impacts we’ve had for the public sector

Recently we’ve been looking back at the work we’ve done for the public sector. That’s because working with government is one of the most powerful ways we can achieve our purpose: helping others have positive and lasting impacts. Looking at the impacts we’ve had in the past helps us maximise the benefits we deliver in the future.

We’ve summarised some of what we’ve learned in our Government showcase. It details our government projects from recent years and looks at the process we follow to make sure we complete these crucial projects on time and budget.

When to ask for advice not feedback

Research shows that how you frame feedback makes a big difference. When you’re looking for input to improve performance, it seems it’s better to ask for advice than to ask for feedback.

Researchers at the Harvard Business School have found that this primes people to offer more actionable responses.

“Feedback is often too vague — it fails to highlight what we can improve on or how to improve,” they write in the Harvard Business Review. “When asked to provide advice, people focus less on evaluation and more on possible future actions.”