Monthly Archives: June 2021

#WorkingOutLoud on Learning Science

Posted on June 25, 2021 by julianstodd

I stumbled back across my illustrations for the Learning Science Guidebook today, and experienced two feelings in rapid succession. Firstly, i thought that some of the work actually looked quite good, and felt a renewed urge to get it out … Continue reading →

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The Steps You Take Today

Posted on June 23, 2021 by julianstodd

If Organisations describe their cultural transformation as a journey of 10,000 steps, then Quiet Leadership is the first three of those, but the ones that you take today. Quiet Leadership is a model of leadership through the smallest of actions, … Continue reading →

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Radial Concepts

Posted on June 21, 2021 by julianstodd

Some things are concrete, whilst others are wisps of ideas: confusion may arise when we confuse the two. One reason for this confusion is the elasticity of the language that we use to describe things. Some words mean a thing, … Continue reading →

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Organisations That Experiment

Posted on June 17, 2021 by julianstodd

This is very early stage #WorkingOutLoud as i conduct the initial research for the book on ‘Experimenting Organisations’. So early stage that it may barely be worth reading, but i am finding it useful to rapidly iterate the structure of … Continue reading →

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Ideas of Ice

Posted on June 16, 2021 by julianstodd

Global warming presents us with the threat of flooding: as the icecaps melt, the water levels rise around the world, with coastal cities facing ruin. The concept is easy enough to understand: as the ice melts, the sea rises, much … Continue reading →

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10 Questions About Failure (And Whether It’s An Option)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by julianstodd

Gene Kranz, Mission Control chief for the Apollo moon landing, was famously attributed the quote ‘failure is not an option’. In reality, he never uttered those words (although he did borrow them for the title of his autobiography). The quote … Continue reading →

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Books

Posted on June 10, 2021 by julianstodd

Our lives are marked out by milestones: birthdays and graduations, anniversaries and seasons. Chapter markers on the journey. I find myself at one of these milestones: not a birth or death, not an age related or educational one. But a … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘The Experimental Organisation’ – Draft Structure

Posted on June 9, 2021 by julianstodd

In the early stages of writing, i like to create a more visual map of the book: this is ‘behind the scenes’ really, to help me identify the core narrative, and ensure i do not miss out anything obvious! The … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘The Experimental Organisation’ – Frames

Posted on June 8, 2021 by julianstodd

This is one of a series of posts as i build out an initial framework for the book on ‘The Experimental Organisation’. In this piece i explore the question of ‘where’ we experiment, and introduce the idea of three spaces: … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on The Experimental Organisation

Posted on June 7, 2021 by julianstodd

With ‘The Quiet Leadership Guidebook’ and ‘The Humble Leader’ books both in production, my main writing focus now turns to the interviews for ‘The Experimental Organisation’. In this work i will be exploring how Organisations learn to change: specifically, how, … Continue reading →

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