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Phones and Control
There seems to be a general agreement that 2016 was an awful year for the planet and for the people in it. That doesn’t, of
January 18, 2017
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Another Bad News Day
The team had some bad news yesterday. We weren’t successful bidding competitively for a piece of work which we have been developing for three years.
December 15, 2016
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Escapism
I have ten minutes until I need to run for my train to head for home. This morning I caught the train to work as
December 12, 2016
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Working Out Loud #352
Some more working out loud. A marvellous concept that I read about in-depth in the book “Working Out Loud” by John Stepper. This creative journey.
November 30, 2016
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Where did the organisational soul go?
A Manifesto for Connectedness. We have in some ways moved vast distances since the early work on scientific management of FW Taylor at the beginning
November 28, 2016
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Living Libraries
We are all living libraries. We carry within us memories, ideas, beliefs and stories. Imagine a world beyond the bookshelves where we function like tribes
November 21, 2016
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Learning to Look: photography
A couple of months ago I took part in a Street Wisdom session in Manchester. We spent the afternoon with David Pearl, the creator of
November 18, 2016
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Knowing when to quit
There were only two series of “Fawlty Towers”. Two series of “The Office”. And so on. For many comedy writers it’s about knowing how to
November 14, 2016
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Multiple Narratives as Empowerment
In much of what we read there is one dominant narrative, whether it is the writer, the film director, the song writer or the journalist.
November 7, 2016
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The Real Challenge
Question 1: What’s the real challenge for me here? Thanks to Michael Bungay Stanier for that question from his latest book, “The Coaching Habit”, which
November 4, 2016
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