young bird picks his way through reeds in the shallows of the river parent birds no longer haunt this stretch of water except in dreams and spirit movements finding his way through this special setting now with no thoughts for his parents in a glorious moment he catches a silvered stickleback in his beak before … Read more
Active Living Dispositions Archetypes, as they manifest themselves in organisations, are not illusory qualities; they are not some apocryphal acts of the imagination. They have a reality and substance in the greater community of the people who comprise the organisation. They are active living dispositions which impact on our everyday life. Let us stop for … Read more
… from the latest poetry sequence (still unfinished) called ‘Scrapes against the Soul’ The conversations the night sea has with the dawn Leave an empty hissing through the sea weed, as if Everything had left the world in solitude… And my heartbeat can be heard beneath the lap of waves Quickened by the memory of … Read more
What do I mean by ‘Reflective Practise’? This is the regular habit of asking yourself questions about how you are going about your work, your daily habits of living. Finding the opportunity to step back, and take a critical (but positive) look at what is working, what is not working, and what the key learning points … Read more
BUGS & BUZZES – an ice-breaker exercise for a group meeting. What it does This is a great warm-up exercise for the beginning of a group meeting. It can also be used in a one-to-one situation. In a group, it will change the atmosphere in the room and create a co-operative energy to prepare for … Read more
… from my latest collection of poetry, called ‘Scrapes against the Soul’: Sonnet Now you know why I spent my twenties crying, Aching for some meaning beyond empty Atheist life of wonder, wandering, A lost corn-circle waking, open third eye When I close my eyes I can still see through Where I see the spiritual … Read more
Many of you will already be aware of a book by David Allen called ‘Getting Things Done’. This book, published in 2001 has become something of a phenomenon over the years. Allen has gone on to publish a couple of other books which build on the concept. The approach, ‘How to achieve stress-free productivity’, is … Read more
It’s been a while since I posted a Friday Playlist. Here is a list of the albums I am listening to at the moment: 1. Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum I have their first two albums – I love the way their music is developing. The psychedelia of this one particularly attracts me. … Read more
I’m reading Michael Gelb‘s ‘How to think like Leonardo da Vinci’ which is an excellent book. I’m working through many of the exercises and finding them deeply inspiring. Over the weekend I did the 100 Questions exercise. It’s simple – in one sitting write down 100 questions in your journal that are signficant to you. … Read more
People new into post often have big knowledge gaps as they work to understand the context in which they are working. This is not necessarily a problem in itself. We all climb up steep learning curves when we are new. The issue then is not the lack of knowledge alone. There is also the issue … Read more