Monthly Archives: May 2018

Social Leadership Trees: Growing Capability Across An Organisation

Posted on May 24, 2018 by julianstodd

I like the idea of Social Leadership being organic: not one thing that we learn, but rather a continual growth. Also, that it spreads, takes root, as a social movement, spreading through an organisation. Today, i am exploring that idea, … Continue reading →

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Intent into Action

Posted on May 23, 2018 by julianstodd

The challenge of moving from ‘intent’ into ‘action’ is one that lies at the heart of countless self help books on habit formation and change programmes. Intent is easy to have, action harder, not specifically because it requires us to … Continue reading →

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States of Innovation

Posted on May 22, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m grounding my new work around Innovation in two frameworks: ‘States of Innovation’, and ‘Cultural Agility’. Today, i want to explore States of Innovation further, a model which uses a grid to explore the current state in relation to two … Continue reading →

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Building Social Leadership Circles

Posted on May 21, 2018 by julianstodd

Social Leadership grows as a movement: not imposed from the top, but rather connected through every level. It does not follow the boundaries and structure of the formal hierarchy, but instead reaches out through bonds of trust, and new conversations. … Continue reading →

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Why Kindness Counts

Posted on May 17, 2018 by julianstodd

Again, today, i found myself shying away from saying ‘kindness counts’, or rather i found myself apologising for saying it. Whenever i use the term, i fear it sounds weak, it sounds like a predictable liberal statement, more about ‘niceness’ … Continue reading →

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The Control of Consequence

Posted on May 16, 2018 by julianstodd

‘Consequence’ is a dominant force that acts upon us: our sense of ‘formal’ consequence, that which is applied by and within the hierarchy, and ‘social’ consequence, that which is applied by our community itself. Of the two, i suspect that … Continue reading →

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The Liberation of Less: Beyond Embodied Authority

Posted on May 15, 2018 by julianstodd

Now that i’m into the flow, i’m rather enjoying the editing process for ‘The Change Handbook’. Today, i’ve completed the section on ‘Authenticity’, exploring how, if we lack authenticity in our storytelling, it can be harder to effect change. “Be … Continue reading →

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Not What You Take, But What You Give

Posted on May 14, 2018 by julianstodd

So much of our power, as leaders, lies in creating space: not spaces for us to broadcast or control, but rather to facilitate, and to listen. There are times when we need our formal voice, when we can use the … Continue reading →

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The Building Blocks

Posted on May 10, 2018 by julianstodd

Our formal organisations are built in familiar ways: we assemble functional teams, buy them computers, put a roof over their heads, connect them through technology, and hold them safe with rules. These are the building blocks that delivered the Industrial … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership: #WorkingOutLoud on a Virtual Programme

Posted on May 9, 2018 by julianstodd

As part of #WorkingOutLoud, i’m sharing the design of a full Social Leadership development programme, which i am starting to deliver today, and which is fully online. I’ve delivered plenty of face to face programmes, and plenty of online sessions, … Continue reading →

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