Category Archives: Social Leadership

‘The Landscape of Stories’: A Social Leadership ‘Storytelling’ Certification

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

To be a Social Leader is to understand the power of stories, to be an authentic storyteller. Not just stories of consensus and agreement, not just easy stories, shared within our trusted tribe, about known subjects. But rather to understand … Continue reading →

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The Storytelling Certification: Final artwork

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

I’m launching the Social Leadership Storytelling Certification later this week, and have just finalised the artwork, so sharing it today. I’ve been working with Phillip on this piece, building out the landscape we first visited for ‘The Landscape of Trust’. … Continue reading →

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Agreeing to Disagree

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

To engage with those people we agree with is easy: to engage across dissent, hard. Within our tribes, our established social structures, we understand both power, and consequence, and can chart a safe path accordingly, but when we venture beyond … Continue reading →

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Harmony Through Social Leadership

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

My garden exists in a state of barely controlled decay: some parts edge towards respectability, whilst much of the rest reverts to a form of untamed prehistoric wilderness. Some parts thrive, others die back. If there is any illusion of … Continue reading →

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Sorrow and Joy

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

I set out today with great expectations: a new microphone, a clear day, and thirty podcasts to record. Eight hours later, i had achieved virtually nothing. Having first cleared the dual hurdles of prevarication and delay, i recorded the first … Continue reading →

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The Violence of Stories

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Sticks and stones may break bones, but words are, allegedly, harmless. Or maybe not. There can be a violence in communication, not an act of physical aggression, but aggression nonetheless. The violence of vitriol, carefully constructed to cause pain. I … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership in Practice: Earning Trust

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Social Leaders take action everyday, action that either builds, or erodes, trust. In our practice, as we develop our Social Leadership capability, it’s vital that we understand the ebbs and flow of trust, and how we can create the conditions, … Continue reading →

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