Navigating the white water of life
Life has continued to feel like water rapids for me as 2021 unfolds. After adapting so brilliantly (we all did, right?) to the pandemic last year, what I thought would happen this year has not transpired. Life has handed me something else to adapt to now. And I believe that is the way it’s going ...
Avoiding the negative impact of the ‘crisis’ media narrative
The news cycle has been about crisis for a long time now. Leaders need to manage their own state of mind and that of their people so that they can all adapt in optimal ways to continuing uncertainty. Opportunities exist if you can spot them.
Nurturing adaptability – a strategic response
The metaphor of an organisation as a machine needs to be revisited now. A new metaphor as a living organism beckons with advantages that have strategic implications in an unknowable future.
A moment in time: transformation is possible
Change is preceded by learning and there are three types of learning. Single- double and triple-loop learning. Change, adaptation and transformation. We are living in a moment when transformation is possible.
What now when we can’t predict the future but want a better future?
It’s natural to want to return to normal but that future will be anything but normal. We can shape a future that is better: we know how and now is the time. Here’s seven principles to help you.
Systemic team coaching: seeking to understand interdependencies
Systemic coaching is more than thinking about culture or bringing the perspective of stakeholders into the room. It is the application of systemic thinking and complexity to view issues differently, develop new understandings of interdependencies and new solutions. Here is a simple example of a systemic team coaching session yesterday.
2020: Profound adaptation is being demanded by the next decade
The new decade looms. It is calling us to make profound adaptations to the way we live and work. We can do it because we have done it before.
Getting clear about what we mean by ‘change’
Let’s just spend a moment reflecting on what we mean by the terms, change, adaptation and transformation. Terms that are bandied about and used interchangeably in the popular media, however they are different facets of change. Change is a term that can apply very generally, however when I use it, I mean it in the ...
Why do coaching and change go hand in glove?
Change is an emergent process. It is not something that happens because people tell you to change. That’s why so many organisational change initiatives fail to deliver their intended outcomes.
Leadership in complexity
A while ago, I was invited to deliver a keynote presentation on the topic of leading in complexity at the Community Centres SA conference. Congratulations to Kylie Ferguson and her team for an engaging, interesting and all-around fabulous conference! My talk was so well-received that I wanted to share an excerpt from it with you ...