April Poll
Loading ...Return to Blog
- Making Sense of Complexity: the Personal and the Systemic by John Watters 15/05
- The first step to leading innovation by Nick Putnam 24/04
- We are all made of stardust by Tim Stanyon 19/04
- Democracy at work: Culture 2.0? by Miranda Ash 12/04
- Are you due for a cultural detox? by Cari Caldwell 01/04
Tags
accountability case study challenges change communication core strength culture decision making democracy diversity engagement generation y growth inclusion innovation insead integral leadership mindfulness motivation multi-stakeholder facilitation network organisational design oshry performance personal development poetry press purpose retention self-experiment silo Social intrapreneurship strategy strength structure sustainability Systems talent team theory u understanding values vision
Tag Archives: values
We are all made of stardust
Recently a coaching client of mine was reading from a notice calling them to a novel meeting. One sentence resonated with her and with me. “We are all made of stardust”. Of course the physicists will tell us this is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged culture, inclusion, understanding, values, vision
Leave a comment
Changing the rules of the game: Culture
I recently read a great story about a softball game in which one player injured herself when going for a home run… and the action taken by her “opponent” who saw the need of another human being as overriding the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged culture, leadership, mindfulness, team, values
Leave a comment
Putting Values to the Test
Our November newsletter spoke about values and how we work with them everyday. The theme can be interpreted in many ways. One of our readers felt compelled to write about what values look like from his/her own experience. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged culture, democracy, mindfulness, personal development, purpose, team, values
Leave a comment
What do you really care about?
Many in senior leadership positions reach a point of “crisis of purpose or meaning” where the values and intentions that were so obvious and explicit to them in their earlier careers have become lost and obscured by the sheer volume … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged leadership, performance, personal development, purpose, understanding, values
Leave a comment
Quiet Heroes
I just got back from an inspiring evening in Prague. Together with a friend, we had an idea to start Aikido classes for ourselves and few more people. Today was the third class with 11 people attending. A fun and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, core strength, leadership, mindfulness, personal development, purpose, values
Leave a comment
Reassessing how a values systems drive performance
I’ve spent many happy weeks facilitating in Fontainebleau, France, over the past two years. We have been delivering an executive talent programme for one of our clients, in partnership with INSEAD Business School. On the odd occasion that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged engagement, insead, leadership, team, values
1 Comment
Keeping the values burning
In an era of increased customer choice and global awareness, a company’s values are becoming one of the important market differentiators. Savvy customers in developed countries can – and increasingly will – choose on the basis of perceived values of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Management
Tagged change, communication, culture, engagement, leadership, purpose, team, values
Leave a comment