Code Red Opportunities
Recently I was asked to present a keynote at the Public Libraries SA Conference on the hot topic of the climate crisis. This is a topic that has the potential to be depressing and disheartening, and I wanted to be invited to talk again, so I didn’t want to send the entire audience into therapy. ...
The Power of States of Mind
Picture this: you forget to set your alarm and wake up late, and you have an important meeting first thing. You don’t get time for your usual morning routine and then on the way to work the traffic holds you up, or your train is running late. You arrive at the office late and need ...
Putting climate at the heart of our leadership and business
Climate change has been heavily politicised, and as such has polarised us as a community. In the end though, we all want the same thing: lives full of connection to family and friends, satisfying work, and a clean environment in which to live healthy lives. My own research has put me in contact with people ...
Noticing our internal and habitual patterns
To lead change more effectively, we often need to turn our attention inwards, to our own deep patterns of interpreting the world. To do so, opens up freedom and options.
Riding the wave of change
Constant change can feel overwhelming and there are little shifts in our ways of thinking that can produce big changes in the outcomes we achieve. We can ride the wave of change instead of being dumped by it!
How effective are you at leading change?
Understanding the type of change you are dealing with can improve your chances of delivering an effective outcome. Article includes a leading change self assessment.
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 story of courage, responsibility and trust within the exec team
Historically, executive teams are often the last to be true teams. Yet, to be a true team where collaboration is strong and mutual accountability is evident, sets the cultural tone for an organisation that supports the same values throughout. An organisation that has the capacity to be innovative and adaptable.
From co-operation to collaboration
A common theme with my clients at present is the desire and need to get their employees collaborating. Organisations everywhere are seeking better performance, increased levels of creativity and innovation, and a reduction in functional silos. Collaboration is a step further along from co-operation, which is what most workplaces achieve. Collaboration means people co-designing solutions together ...
5 Change Myths That Need Busting
Sam and I have been writing a chapter for a book with a systems thinking perspective on organisational change, and we are tackling the notion and practice of emergent change. So, I’m thinking a lot about change and thought I would share a few ideas with you that may provoke your thinking as you endeavour ...