Writing on change management focused on the human, organisational, and political realities of change in complex settings. These pieces explore why change efforts stall, how resistance emerges, and how leaders create movement when authority is limited and outcomes cannot be fully planned in advance.
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Link to article on the use of an antilibrary
A hub of resources related to Design Thinking
Link to a resources pack around skills for transformation
Interesting research on change design, support and evaluation
Link to article: Leadership and the small group
A link to the work by The Value Web on exploring the role of facilitation in change
Notes written as I listened to Fran Fisher on "Calling Forth Greatness: Who I am Being Empowers My Coaching"
Notes written as I listened to Diana Ideus on "No One Listens Like Coaches Listen"
Notes written as I listened to Cherie Silas on "Introduction to systems coaching: What is it and how is it different than coaching individuals"
Notes written as I listened to Dr Ben Koh on "Transcendent - Coaching in the Moment"
This "hub" page contains a range of resources around habit change. In order you will find sketch notes, book summaries and then articles - all denoted by different icons I have been a big fan of BJ Foggs work for quite a few years now and have written blog posts on his ideas previously. He has recently launched a [...]
Resources for effective collaboration
This page is a "hub" page of resources around systems thinking. It is not meant to be authoritative nor definitive, but should hopefully give those interested in Systems Thinking a head start on learning about systems thinking. There are many "flavours" or methodologies of systems thinking. Here I aim to provide a general overview. So what is systems thinking? I like [...]
This web page has been designed to hold all of the links and resources from earlier posts around graphic facilitation. If you have any resources you think I should add, please do reach out via a post below or a message via twitter / facebook or LinkedIn. You can also email me! The resources on this page are in no [...]
This is the fourth, in an occasional series, of articles around key concepts that have had a signifiant impact on me as a business leader, person, coach, trainer and facilitator. I originally came across the concept of the inner game and the performance long before I even knew what coaching was and far before I got trained as a professional coach. [...]
This is the fifth in a series of articles around key concepts that have impacted me personally and professionally over the course of my career. I cam across the phrase of comfort zone early in my career when working at Plas-Y-Brenin, The National Centre for Mountain Activities in Snowdonia North Wales. All instructors were asked to stretch course participants out of their [...]
A practical introduction to Edward de Bono’s Direct Attention Thinking Tools (DATT), explaining how they support clearer thinking, better decisions and more deliberate problem solving.
This is the first of a series of blog pieces around what I consider to be the most essential concepts I have come across in the course of my 20 years as a manager, leader, trainer, coach. The first of these is attributed to the great author Stephen Covey, and comes from his book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. [...]
A collection of visual canvases
This blog articles shares three sketch notes from an online moderated discussion held by Cognitive Edge
This post shares some resources to support dealing with issues around loneliness and remote working
This hub brings together practical feedback models and resources to help leaders give constructive feedback, handle difficult conversations and improve performance without damaging trust.
Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a leader has, yet it is also one of the most misused. The AID feedback model offers a simple, practical framework for giving clear, respectful and effective feedback that builds ownership, reflection and real performance improvement.
Yesterday (Wednesday 3rd July 2013) I completed my ChangeWorks ChangeGrid Certification. What is ChangeWorks®? ChangeWorks is a system that applies the principles, insights, tools and techniques of “Tension Management” to supporting the change process at the individual, team and organizational levels. The focus of ChangeWorks is measuring, monitoring and managing the levels of "productive tension" the individual or population is [...]
THIS is a sample of business coaching tools I developed in 2013 that I have used over the course of my coaching practice. They can be used outside of Business Coaching, but this is my primary are of work. Coaching does not have to be pure conversation. As a coach I often ask people to draw, culture and doodle. The activities [...]
Welcome to the new blog! I am in the process of transitioning my old website to here and so this is the first post of what will I hope be my professional home for the next 20 years or so. I am still in set up mode, so apologies for the messy site. Today I was thinking about the concern [...]
