Two monologues do not make a dialogue
Sarah Rozenthuler, CEO Bridgework Consulting, coaching a leadership team to have better dialogue What makes dialogue different to other types of talking? This article explores four different types of verbal…
Breakthrough Conversations
Getting to breakthrough by J. Rakowicz How can we deliver outstanding results – something that my group, as it operates today, cannot achieve? How can we become a true team…
The Power of Thinking Together
What can we learn from Trump’s leadership? How can I draw on the intelligence of the people around me to improve decisions? How can I ‘read the room’ and disrupt…
What is needed to call dialogue forth?
Having worked with leaders and their teams for over 15 years, a crucial insight I’ve had is that the ability to foster and hold dialogue is a critical skill. Holding…
How do we have effective feedback conversations?
Colleagues having a feedback conversation, Christin Hume ‘So much can happen in a single conversation’ a participant reflected at the Leading Systemic Dialogue programme I co-led last week. We were…
Talking together about big issues – Unlocking collective intelligence
What does it take for a group of people to talk about what really matters? How can a group of leaders have more collective intelligence than the individuals present? What…
Enabling better dialogue
Working with global leadership teams, I have seen the big difference it makes when people are able to talk about what really matters. With better dialogue, fresh ideas spark, collective…
Purpose-led leadership: A bridge to a better future
We are living through intense, uneasy and extraordinary times. Darkness seems to be falling wherever we look, and yet there are pinpricks of light too. Never has the potential for…
A Bridge to the Future
We are living through intense, uneasy and extraordinary times. Darkness seems to be falling wherever we look, and yet there are pinpricks of light too. Never has the potential for…
A new season of great conversations
I trust this finds you well and thriving as the new season comes in. There is a real sense of a ‘new term’ starting so I wish you every success…
How leaders can build trust across the whole organisation
“Trust, not authority, is the only glue that will hold organizations together in a diverse, global, technology-empowered world” Paul Polman, CEO Unilever Building trust not only between individuals but also…
The Heart of Purpose: Through a Systemic Lens
with Edward L. Rowland “Purpose needs leadership….Mission statements are helpful – but purpose goes much further and is rooted in commitments to others, including individuals, communities and the world at…
Small acts of leadership
This post explores how the atmosphere of an organisation arises out of the many everyday actions, habits and choices that each and every person contributes. As culture is a nonlinear…
Leading Systemic Dialogue: From Silos to the Whole System
“Leadership is about being better able to listen to the whole than anyone else can” Otto Scharmer (2009) Theory U: Learning from the Future as It Emerges Co-authored with Edward…
Cultures of Purpose: Developing Systemic Leadership
“Leadership is discovering the company’s destiny and having the courage to follow it… Companies that endure have a noble purpose” Joe Jaworski Co-authored with Edward L. Rowland Co-creating purposeful organisations…
Attuning to your unique work
Finding your true work takes time, perseverance and focus. This post explores the three key reasons why we get stuck in the wrong career – and what we can do…
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