Dear Rose My husband thinks you’re great. I think for him, you are someone who represents the Church of England at its very best. And given that you both work the same place – the Diocese of London – I think he’s entitled to his view! So recently when I had 48 hours of not really being able to…
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….
Typically we pay lip service to WWW (What went well) analysis. Our kids do it in school, followed swiftly by BSI (Better Still If). Some of us still prefer root causes of failure, our comfort zone from our upbringing, education and employment. Appraisals still smack far too much of putting weaknesses right. Here’s a story of where my own WWW…
I am half way through achieving the eyesight of my choice. Bespoke, designer vision – achieved by lens replacement surgery, followed by laser treatment – to give me the optimum blended vision, selected to work the best for me, for the rest of my life. Wow! For four decades and more I have been severely short sighted (eleven and nearly…
“Do introduce yourself to the person next to you, we’ve already had one wedding from our courses and we’re really rather proud of that.” This was the opening remark from the two women trainers on the Driver Awareness Training I went to a little while back. As a slow learner (if not driver!), this was my second experience of such…
One of the things Steve Jobs said is “We’re here to put a dent in the Universe”. It did seem he was able to encourage the deep aspiration of people at Apple to be part of something truly wonderful where they could bring their best – to make their own particular dent in the Universe. As I gain traction with…