Monthly Archives: July 2021

Your Journey – a Step or a Space?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by julianstodd

We sometimes present learning as a narrative: a journey with a starting point (here, in our ignorance) and an end point (over there, basking in enlightenment). We measure ‘progress’ and seek insight by staring into the distance. Perhaps our own … Continue reading →

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Resources

Posted on July 27, 2021 by julianstodd

This week i have launched a new Social Leadership Daily publication on SubStack as my first subscription service. It’s an exploration of new modes of publishing and tentatively forms a sequel to my book on ‘Social Leadership: My 1st 100 … Continue reading →

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Kindness

Posted on July 26, 2021 by julianstodd

I’m guiding another Open Cohort through the Quiet Leadership work tonight: in the second session we consider ‘Kindness’ and the ways that we spend this social currency. Kindness is interesting: most people believe that it is important to be kind, … Continue reading →

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Transpose

Posted on July 21, 2021 by julianstodd

My son loves to draw: predominantly tractors and steam trains, but at two years old i’m allowing a limited repertoire. On holiday i few weeks ago i found myself rummaging around in a cupboard for some paper for him to … Continue reading →

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Capability: Plug and Play or Plant and Grow?

Posted on July 15, 2021 by julianstodd

It’s easy to think of an Organisation as a structure that we must plug people into – domains and hierarchy trick us into this view. This will give us one type of capability: a known one, a predictable one. A … Continue reading →

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Learning: Goldrush

Posted on July 14, 2021 by julianstodd

Sooner or later, someone will strike gold: our Organisational relationship with learning is being mined from many different directions, and one assumes that at some point we will hit the paydirt. What are these directions? We are evolving the TYPE … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on the Context, Practice, and Evolution of Organisational Learning

Posted on July 13, 2021 by julianstodd

I’m starting to finalise some of the structure around my reworking/graffiti of my core work on learning: on the plus side, i feel that i am finding the edges of this work, but on the downside, i am unsure it … Continue reading →

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A Sketch on Learning Leadership

Posted on July 12, 2021 by julianstodd

Coming back from two weeks holiday, i wanted to jump back into writing with a perfectly formed idea: instead, i have only this. A sketch so imperfect that i am loathe to share it. It’s a sketch of a learning … Continue reading →

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