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Well-being and Resilience
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...
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
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?
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’
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'...
Are you an aspiring director in financial services?
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...
Law Society collaboration on Leadership Programme
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...
‘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...
2017 Law Society Leadership Programme
Resonate Leadership is delighted once again to collaborate with the Law Society of Ireland in delivering their 2017 leadership programme. For more details see the Law Society web-site.
Resonate Leadership collaborates with the Law Society of Ireland
Resonate Leadership is delighted to collaborate with the Law Society for their upcoming leadership programme. The programme consists of 4 classroom modules and 5 coaching sessions. There are only 4 places left. We would be delighted to hear from legal or...
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!
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?
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...
How Companies Have Maintained Employee Engagement Scores in the New Virtual World
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. Thank you to all those who contributed to this article. In...
What has experimentation got to do with leadership?
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 the outcomes. As I...
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