Why I’m focusing on leadershipEvery now and again, someone will ask me why, as someone with a background in social work, I have become so interested in leadership as if…Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Don’t step in the leadershipThis is the title of one of Scott Adams’s Dilbert books, and it clearly shows what he thinks of the current emphasis on leadership! We’ve…May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Manifesto for making a difference: From surviving to thrivingA strong theme throughout my 40+ year career has been the importance of making a positive difference, helping people to tackle problems…May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Believing in magic blocks learningExperiences in childhood are often characterized by magical notions. Consider, for example, Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and various other…May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Dealing with difficult peopleHaving to deal with a ‘difficult’ person can be a major challenge. It can be quite an anxiety-provoking experience to have to manage a…May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Empowerment: Empty rhetoric or core value?The concept of empowerment means different things to different people. To many it means little more than delegation. For example, I have…May 17, 2024May 17, 2024
Keeping the learning goingThe notions of ‘continuous professional development’ and ‘lifelong learning’ have been around for a long time. However, to what extent they…May 17, 2024May 17, 2024
The importance of influencing organizational culture‘Essentialism’ is the technical terms for the idea that each us has a fixed nature: we are who we are and there’s not a lot we can do about…May 17, 2024May 17, 2024
Linking strategic and operational thinkingA long-standing criticism of training provision in some quarters is that it can be detached from the organization’s overall strategy. That…May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
The invisibility of griefI attended a conference once where one of the presenters said that when people undergo a major change in their lives they experience…May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
