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Complexity and Curiosity

Complexity and Curiosity

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...

Purpose and Presence

Purpose and Presence

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...

A moment to reset?

A moment to reset?

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...

‘Time to Think’

‘Time to Think’

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'...

‘Leading with Agility’

‘Leading with Agility’

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,...

Coaching on the job

I came across this lovely, simple article from the Center for Creative Leadership, which shares three tips for engaging in coaching conversations in our day to day lives: Listen carefully Respond thoughtfully Resist imposing our own solutions. This is so simple, yet...

Searching For Answers.

Late one night a police officer sees a man on his hands and knees searching the ground near a streetlight. The officer asks him what is wrong. The man replies, “I am looking for my car keys.” The officer helps him look for several minutes and after no luck, asks, “Are...

Grit!

Grit!

Yesterday was a special day. It seems like days run into each other these days, as many activities and life as normal has stopped during Covid lockdown. Yet, this weekend the Irish ladies hockey team had the opportunity to play the reigning Olympic Champions in a...

A time for renewal?

A time for renewal?

As we draw the 'Dancing with Complexity' series to a close, we would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas. It obviously won't be the usual one, but hopefully it will be an opportunity for rest for some of us, whilst acknowledging those working on the front line who...