Michael Herman spotted this piece of research suggesting peer support makes a crucial difference for diabetes sufferers. So the idea of being all in this together does work when it’s more than a slogan.
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
Antonio Dias offers a fascinating description of what goes wrong when drowning: What separates a swimmer from someone drowning is the way a swimmer acknowledges
Viv picks out some nice ideas from Phelim McDermott on the subject of leadership. “We love the security of the illusion that someone is in
I’ve been thinking about the urge to scale things lately – see here and here. I understand the concern with being able to effect big
In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
These came to be via Tony Quinlan from Terry Tillman at 227company. “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than
Yesterday I got an email from Loren Ekroth of Conversation Matters. It touches on a favourite theme of mine and here it is verbatim. “Christmas
Chris Corrigan offers an eloquent challenge to the notion of citizens as “customers”. Communities are not strategic entities with goals and mission statements – what is the the strategic objective
The metaphor of brain-as-computer is surprisingly prevalent in business. Trainers talk about changing the software of their subjects; human processes are reduced to linear diagrams that seem to eliminate ambiguity.
Nikki and I have had some very positive responses to the workshop we’re planning for November – The Practice. We’ve given some further thought to the design and we’re now
On a tip from Tim Carter (of Nub fame), I’m reading Richard Farson’s Management of the Absurd. I’m really enjoying it so far. The blurb on the back sums it
