Time for another guest post from June Angela. Yes, it’s the Tyke in Exile again. Hope you enjoy this post. More on the core values in work in the next post, later in the week: This week I had developed the urge to dig out old silver jewellery that had taken a back seat since … Read more
In the last blog post I talked about the work I have been leading over the last few years and the way in which this has been underpinned by a set of core values. I also referred to two reports that we commissioned which looked at the impact of our work. As part of that … Read more
This is the first of a series of 8 posts looking in more detail at the importance of core values to guide the way we work: Over recent years, I have become more conscious of the underlying drivers to the way that I work. For example, when making complex decisions where there is no right … Read more
For the past few years I have been leading worked aimed at changing the culture in organisations. Culture is notoriously difficult to change – the focus of our work has been on generating cultures that are responsive to research and innovation. The tricky bit in all of this is figuring out how to measure culture … Read more
Time for another Guest post. This time a new Guest Collaboration, a collaboration between two colleagues who have experience of working in the public sector. The collaboration arose from workshops with a Writer in Residence with whom they worked last year. The writers appear as The Renegade Poets – feedback welcome: The Minister for Re-invention stepped … Read more
I have the sort of job where the best comes from conversations with people I come across in the day to day muddle of meetings. A lot of the meetings I have with people are very focused and clear. There is a set agenda of items or issues to be discussed. But sometimes – when … Read more
My latest creative project is morphing into something quite different. It began as a poetry sequence. Since 1985 I have been returning to the character called Blue every few years and writing about him. He is a kind of anti-hero crossed with a detective from a Raymond Chandler novel and a blues singer. I have … Read more
A guest post from June Angela, a Tyke in Exile: One glorious day I was walking along a main street of Liverpool, meandering my way to my place of study and one that would bring me much closer to my life’s work. Walking down the road I was totally distracted by an incredible view of … Read more
Another guest post from Su Fowler-Johnson (find out more about Su here): Since July I have been embarking on the journey of becoming a supervisor for coaches. You may ask yourselves do coaches need supervision? I think the resounding position is YES. For 3 reasons: Coaches need to review what they do, what they do well, … Read more
