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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

Location, location, location

This week’s post is a personal story with a practical lesson for any agency thinking about its office, so indulge me.

Thursday, July 3, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

A better org chart visualisation than the one you’re using

An organisational chart shows where departments sit and who manages who in your business. I’ll often ask to see an org chart or organogram at the beginning of an engagement because I can immediately guess what some of the firm’s challenges are likely to be.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

Who put that team in charge?

Many agencies seem to revolve around one particular team, which feels like it gets all the praise - and the easiest ride. Let's talk about why that happens (and if it's really a problem).

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

How to avoid timesheets

You've left that big, bureaucratic business: yours will be agile and admin free. You won't make people fill in those pointless timesheets. Here's what you need to overcome.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

The truth about headcount

In its second year of trading, Rise at Seven onboarded a new employee every single week for a full 12 months. We publicised this relentlessly, so no hard feelings if you think we celebrated this as an achievement. But headcount is not a goal in itself; it's a means to an end.