A Balcony Perspective - 'Seeing the system' In this, part 4 of the series, we are going to explore taking a balcony perspective. Fitting with the theme, it's time to take a step back. In part 1, we explored the risk of falling into what I call the 'authority trap'...
Curiosity and Situational Humility 64% of employers consider curiosity and lifelong learning as increasing in terms of importance. Yet, the need to 'know the answer' is so deeply engrained in us from school, from college and from work that 'not knowing' is considered...
'Setting the Stage' - Practice 1 to avoid the 'Authority Trap'. In the last blog, I spoke of 4 practices that would assist with avoiding the 'authority trap'. 'Setting the Stage' (or create a 'holding space') will be the focus of this post. This is in essence about...
What is the 'Authority Trap'? One of the biggest leadership mistakes made when navigating complexity is falling into what I call the 'Authority Trap'. This is where we diagnose an adaptive (complex) challenge as technical and then attempt to lead through the challenge...
Building your Complexity Landscape: In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, traditional approaches to leadership often fall short when facing complexity. How might you unlock new perspectives and solutions that conventional methods may miss? We have launched a...
Our facilitated LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® service offering is nearly here! Mention LEGO® to anyone and it evokes childhood memories of free-play and imagination. Now consider the possibility of using the LEGO® Serious Play® method to solve business challenges, build...
Psychological Safety and Radical Candour The terms ‘psychological safety’ and ‘radical candour’ don’t appear to sit comfortably with each other in one sentence. There is a sense that psychologically safe teams are nice and cozy place to work and a long way from a term...
This is the 5th of 6 blog posts as part of the series 'Dancing with Complexity'. This blog was authored by Gerry, capturing the results of a survey on the experience of teams in the virtual world this year relating to engagement. Thank you to all those who...
Experimentation This is the 4th blog in the 'Dancing with Complexity' series. This one is about how we can experiment around the edges to make progress on the challenges we face. It can even be a little fun as we design experiments and bring curiosity as we explore...
As Ireland enters its second week of its second lockdown, and weariness sets in, we want to offer a perspective on how we ‘dancing with the complexity’, a phrase coined by Donella Meadows. In this instance, rather than focusing on what we can’t do, we would like to...