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Fiedler’s Contingency Theory states that, for a leader to be effective, their leadership style must fit the situation. Using this model, you’ll identify your own leadership style, assess the situation that requires leadership, and determine whether you’re the right leader. In this piece, we further break down the theory, teach you how to apply it to become a better leader, and provide examples of the theory in action.

Project management vs. task management tools! I always get these two confused. If you are stuck with this interchangeability issue, you won’t be after reading today’s blog post. Both projects and tasks are birds of the same feather. However, they are similar yet different. Moreover, expertise in both project and task management is important for success. The hierarchy is work, projects, and tasks. That’s how it is, regardless of the scale and sector of your organisation.

If you’ve ever spent time in a city like San Francisco or Milan, you know that fog usually creeps in overnight—unnoticed until you wake up in the thick of it. Financial “fog” at an agency can feel the same way. Seemingly out of nowhere, cash gets tight, a retainer client drops, and now, you’re not sure you can cover payroll. And although this financial trouble feels sudden, there are almost always clues leading up to it.

To run your agency efficiently, you need to have the right foundation in place. Otherwise, you’ll have to constantly put out fires and solve daily problems—which is frustrating for everyone. Take a step back and evaluate your big-picture agency operations with tips from our podcast interview with Preston Chandler, Global Practice Lead for Strategic Operations at WPP. Learn how to get to the root of agency inefficiencies and address them with a simple, four-category framework.

The latest release of OneDesk is now live! This release brings some big features and enhancements.

Quick Summary: In this guide, we’ve rounded up the most reliable 10 Best family calendar apps that help you: Trust us when we say that managing family schedules is as difficult as monitoring an agile project. One week, it’s school pick-ups and dentist appointments, the next, back-to-back birthday parties, football matches, and dinner at your cousin’s. Plans change within seconds, and keeping everyone on the same page can feel impossible for even a family.

Management styles shape how you lead, communicate, and support your team. Understanding the pros and cons of different types of management styles can help you identify your own, lead with confidence, and drive better results. As a manager, your job is to provide clarity and context so your team can do their best work. Great managers connect the dots and share the bigger picture, but how they do that varies. That’s where different management styles come in.

Process mapping is a technique for creating a visual representation of a workflow from start to finish. A process map uses standardized symbols to outline tasks, decisions, and the flow of work across people or systems. Delivery delays. Missed reviews. Duplicate work. These aren’t productivity issues—they’re process issues. When no one sees how the whole workflow fits together, even simple tasks can get stuck. That’s where process mapping comes in. It makes the invisible visible.