We booked an extra guide for our caving trip in Swaziland this year. Why did we do this? Surely one guide for a family of four would be enough? It’s because our older son has learning difficulties. With additional support he can do almost anything. Generally my husband and I help him. But not this time. Let…
Elephants often get bad press. At their worst, real ones eat hordes, damage landscapes, pull up trees and behave aggressively towards each other and humans if the matriarchal system has broken down. In our teams and workgroups, virtual elephants get bad press too. We talk about “an elephant in the room”, as a code for a problem or difficult…
Have you been to Vision and Values Away Days in your organisation and then wondered what to do next? How to make it real, how to embed it in some way? In a workshop where I was a participant recently, the leadership team were clearly very enthused and wanted input on their draft vision and values from the broader team….