Tag Archives: Behaviour

Belonging

Posted on April 28, 2022 by julianstodd

I’m running a workshop today around belonging: a value that we calculate for the varied spaces that we occupy, and which, when present, appears to give us something tangible and desired. We seek to belong, but exactly what we belong … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 3 – Mindset or Behaviour?

Posted on August 20, 2020 by julianstodd

Day 3: Mindset or Behaviour? If you are curious, is it because you are thinking about things, or doing things? Is curiosity a cerebral exercise that takes place within your head, or is it an activity that you do? If … Continue reading →

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Engaging Power [1]: Conflict

Posted on July 30, 2018 by julianstodd

To think that gangs are an aberration, or impermanent structure, is a mistake: they are stable social structures, governed by the same bonding mechanisms as the local church, or regional police force. They are structures of power, partly formalised, partly … Continue reading →

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Organisational Pollution and Ethical Choice

Posted on September 8, 2017 by julianstodd

Our choices are made within a framework of consequence, some externally applied, some internally moderated. Our ethical framework, the moral principles that govern our behaviour, is neither absolute, not rigid: it’s learned and flexible, influenced through a range of factors, … Continue reading →

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Trust and Mistrust: #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on October 10, 2016 by julianstodd

Throughout this work on the Landscape of Trust, I’ve avoided the temptation of talking about opposites: I prefer to think that we either have trust or an absence of it. With that in mind, and with the caveat that this … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: Resistant Behaviours

Posted on October 28, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve been exploring the 16 Resistors of change in more details as we look at how to segment and overcome the inertia. Today i’m looking at four aspects of resistance that sit under the heading of ‘Behaviour’. These are ‘habit’, … Continue reading →

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Charting how organisational culture fails

Posted on March 7, 2014 by julianstodd

I’m running a workshop next week around the CAIR Model of pressure on organisational culture: it’s an exploration of how cultures fail because of internal pressures. Essentially it’s a friction between our core values and the cost of membership of … Continue reading →

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The Irrational Learner: doing things just because they feel right.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by julianstodd

Driving to the station this morning, i commented to my colleague ‘i don’t like this road‘. What then ensued was a discussion of how we have some ‘favourite‘ roads and some that we just irrationally dislike. Not on any particular … Continue reading →

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