One of the key principles of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is that we can learn a lot by looking at how other people who are highly effective function and extracting from that study ideas which we can implement ourselves. This is a really helpful practise. But it can be difficult to do when we are … Read more
‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes.’ – Marcel Proust
Thanks to the wonders of the internet, the post I published yesterday about Carl Henry and Half Man Half Biscuit was seen by Carl and he dropped me an email today. Here’s what he said: “Huge surprise to see this appearing as one of your blogs, very many thanks for your compliments I feel very … Read more
In the NHS in England we have had several years worth of initiatives which are designed to encourage innovation. For a monolithic entity that spends £110 billion a year and has 1.3 million staff, the rhetoric around the NHS began before the global economic crash with some approaches which were aimed at encouraging modernisation and … Read more
I can point to a specific time at which my poetry writing shifted from early nonsense to something that I was proud of. I was working as a Community Artist at the time and the workshops we were delivering were inspiring my work into new areas. I was also experimenting with making small hand-made booklets. … Read more
I have spent today thinking some more about where I take the book manuscript which I have been trailing in this blog on coaching. It’s called “The Coaching 30” and comprises a set of tips and ideas for coaching. It is aimed at coaches and coaching clients. The ideas are taken from my own studies … Read more
If you have been reading things I have been writing about here for the last few months, you will know that I have been leading a piece of work called the Creative Leadership Academy (CLA). We have been experimenting with the creative arts, looking at ways in which they can enhance the work we do … Read more
Here is some early thinking on plans for the next iteration of BlueWater Books. In 2004 I set up a small publishing press called BlueWater Books. The title was taken from two of my earliest poetry collections – ‘Sharp Blue Breath’ and ‘Edge of Water’. I set out to produce hand-crafted booklets of my own … Read more
In the next few weeks my working patterns will change significantly. I am seeing this as an amazing opportunity to free up time to write more. This blog has been really quiet for the last few months as a lot of my energy has gone into getting into the space for this to happen. There … Read more
This is just a really quick comment on the idea of team working and encouraging discussions in a way that resembles flash mobbing. What do I mean by that? Well, in the last few years I have become increasingly impressed with techniques for facilitation that rely on the wisdom within the room and push the … Read more