I recently returned from the longest work trip I've had - almost 4 weeks in Qatar, working on programmes for Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management. Client confidentiality means I cannot mention any specifics about the work, but I wanted to share some reflections....
HE Connect Leadership Programme
I am catching up with myself this morning, after facilitating all last week, working with Cohort 4 of the Harsco Environmental HE Connect programme at Roffey Park Institute. It was a great week, with some of the highlights being...
The importance of adaptability
This article appears in the latest edition of the Harvard Business Review. The authors argue that there is no single intervention for being successful in an era of volatility. They highlight 3 key capabilities that are needed -
- Prediction
- Adaptability
- Resilience
Learning from 21 years – 21 books
This is a list of the 21 books that have had the most impact on my practice over the past 21 years, all of which I'd recommend for anyone that is looking to help people to thrive in organisations...
Celebrating my business 21st birthday
I have just turned 21!
It would of course be more accurate to say that I have just celebrated 21 years in business. This is not something that I would have predicted early in my career, and probably not even 21 years ago, when I was made redundant and decided to take the plunge to set up in business myself.
Teaming
In this video I talk about the difference between the ideas of team and teaming. In the fast paced and dynamic environment in which many of us are now operating, approach challenges with a teaming mindset is more helpful than a more static notion of team.
4Es introduction
In much of my work, whether on programmes or during coaching, I hear people talking more and more about the need to adapt. I have noticed a shift towards this, when in the past we have talked a lot in organisations about change management. Maybe we have begun to realise that there is so much about change that is out of our control - but what we can do something about is our response to change.
Introduction to AQ
In much of my work, whether on programmes or during coaching, I hear people talking more and more about the need to adapt. I have noticed a shift towards this, when in the past we have talked a lot in organisations about change management. Maybe we have begun to realise that there is so much about change that is out of our control - but what we can do something about is our response to change.
Outtakes
One factor associated with cultivating this sort of environment is how we respond to mistakes. Are we open about them, and use them to contribute to learning, or do we try to hide them, because we worry that others will see our mistakes as weaknesses?
Psychological Safety
As outlined in my previous video, the 3 strands of the flockofcats proposition are thriving, teaming and adapting. One subject cuts across all of these strands - psychological safety.
In my latest flockofcats video I share my take on this critical topic, with particular reference and gratitude to the great work in this field - the brilliant Amy Edmondson
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One tip that I would share, that I've started using on projects and programmes, is to ask colleagues -
'How can we help each other to be at our best working together?'
