When we hold events, workshops, conferences, or just bring people together for a key meeting that will shape our work for the future, it is so easy to just move on to the next piece of work without reflecting on the experience. How often have you been involved in running an event, and then at … Read more
The concept of individuation was first brought to my attention when reading the work of Carl Jung. I would have been in my early thirties when I started exploring this idea; that stage in life when I was struggling with new identities like parenthood and trying to figure out what I was here on the planet to … Read more
Standing on a railway platform 5 minutes ago, and I looked around me. There were 20 people waiting for a train – of these, only 2 were not looking at or listening to a phone. We spend so much time these days living in the bubble that the smart phone creates around us. People walk … Read more
In my last post I suggested a few possible ideas for topics to produce blog posts about. Thanks to those who sent me messages with their thoughts on the topics they would like me to write about. I will get to those as soon as I can. In the meantime, I am on a train … Read more
I read a couple of really interesting blog posts today. The first one was by Julian Stodd who worked with us a couple of months ago. In it he was talking about the way that we ‘meet’ with people being much more flexible these days. Having so many options to connect in virtual ways with … Read more
The team I work with had a fantastic workshop a couple of weeks ago with Margaret Wheatley. She was visiting the UK and whilst here she spent a day with us looking at how we build meaningful community. It was an inspiring day. One phrase has lingered with me long after the workshop: Edge Walkers … Read more
Sometimes the gremlins come along and bite you! If you have been reading blog posts here over the last couple of months, you would be forgiven for thinking that everything is flowing beautifully and I am in a state of flow. I read recently in a blog post by Steven Pressfield a comment he made … Read more
“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” -Stephen Covey I came across Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” quite late. In mid-career I was working for the NHS Modernisation Agency. This was a national organisation here in England which focused … Read more
Recently I had an email exchange with a reader who was feeling overwhelmed with the amount of email she was having to deal with. This is a common problem. Instead of being a useful tool, email becomes a monster that has us in its control. I thought it might be useful to post the thoughts … Read more
I wrote here about the idea of using letter writing as a method to tap into inner wisdom. It’s an approach that involves writing to someone who can help you and then drafting the response to yourself. This is what I wrote: Dear Stuart Good to hear from you. You know that I obsess about the morning rituals that get the … Read more