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Why fresh? Our starting point is the whole organisation. From there, we've weaved together agile ideas from all over.  We're not...

I had another good read through this article over the weekend: Business recovery from disaster: A research update for practitioners by...

Advice is coming thick and fast right now. I've taken plenty of advice on technology for new ways of working. Other, equally important...

We use Patrick Lencioni's work on teams in our face-to-face workshops. The concepts from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team are relateable...

If your inbox is anything like mine, then in the past month it's been completely bombarded by every company you've ever interacted with...

Over the past few years I've read and re-read David Whyte's work on conversationsal leadership. He uses poetry to think through...

We're in a tough and unpredictable new world. And over the past week, I've yet again realised the value of conversation - just talking to...

Threats and rewards are a topic in many of our workshops—they are a way to understand what drives people to behave in particular ways....

I was working with a team this week and we ended up talking about humour and why it's a powerful ingredient for teams. Years ago I joined...

Why did I ever go on Outward Bound all those years ago? Well, it was an accident really... and once I'd signed up and got sponsorship I...

10 days ago I got back from Outward Bound in Anakiwa. 10 days and I'm still trying to fully process all the challenges I faced (both...

I'll admit it: there have been a few days when 'enjoy' has seemed like a high bar for my #OneWord. January slipped by, February is nearly...

I was at a workshop last week and another attendee commented on my age (I'm 64) and said they were gratified to see someone of my...

Next week my colleague Kristen Gyorgak is heading to Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds, for a 5-day Outward Bound course. The programme...

We assume if we present a logical argument, people will rationally think through their reaction and respond accordingly. But they don’t.