This is the first of a series of blogs from our ‘ Dancing in Complexity’ series. The idea being that we endeavour to change our lens of our current situation in lockdown to look at what’s possible instead of what’s forbidden. Gratitude is one of a number of themes...
As Ireland enters its second week of its second lockdown, and weariness sets in, we want to offer a perspective on how we can ‘dance 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...
With the explosion in noise around the concepts of resilience and well-being, one would be forgiven for thinking these were new ideas belonging to the 21st century. In fact, in both Roman and Greek mythology, Hygieia was the goddess of health. Spa treatments were the...
Eight years ago, I spent about ten days in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government learning about the difference between ‘adaptive’ (complex) and ‘technical’ challenges. Eight years on, Covid-19 is playing out as the most significant adaptive challenge in my...
What gets you out of bed in the morning? This is a question which has almost certainly been directed at you and which I’d imagine you have asked of others at some point. In asking or answering the question, we are typically trying to understand our daily motivation...
In recent months, all of us have experienced some level of disruption to our lives, the scale of which will have depended on so many factors: front-line worker or not, experience of family bereavement or illness, fear of loss, requirement to juggle childcare with...
Having recently completed a 'Time to Think' training programme, I am struck by the importance of 'place' when having conversations that matter. The location chosen (or not chosen) can convey a busy, rushed feeling, or indeed a more thoughtful one. Our 'Time to Think'...
If you are an aspiring director in financial services and are also keen to develop your capacity to deal with great levels of complexity as you lead, then we are excited to share with you our continued collaboration with the Institute of Banking. We are running our...
We are delighted to collaborate once again with the Law Society on their Leadership Programme. Senior lawyers from a range of sectors (including private practice, corporate, in-house, general counsel, local authority and other governmental bodies) have benefitted from...
Are you facing ever more complex business challenges and levels of uncertainty? Does this require you to lead with greater levels of agility? Resonate Leadership is excited to collaborate with the IoB on our 'Leading with Agility' Programme. It will be a rich,...
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