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What words should we use?

What words should we use?


In our work with culture and transformation, we often talk about the importance of narrative and metaphor. In fact we wrote a report about this just recently. So it’s always pleasing when what we say is illustrated by others – in this case by Greta Thunberg in particular. If you managed to miss her speech to the UK parliament here it is.

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Why Work?

Why Work?


Christmas has been and gone, January - dry or otherwise- is well and truly underway and New Year’s resolutions are starting to fade. Noses back to the grindstone then. So why work? It’s a question worth asking. Bills to pay? Clearly a driver for most of us.

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Are you a high performing leadership team? ….. ten questions to ask yourselves!

Are you a high performing leadership team? ….. ten questions to ask yourselves!


In recent years, I've noticed that enquiries for team development and coaching, invariably start with the statement: “we (or they) need to be a high performing team.” On face value, this strikes me as a reasonable request.

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