Tag Archives: Culture

Social Leadership: Power and Potential #2

Posted on January 13, 2022 by julianstodd

Yesterday i shared part of the writing around ‘Power’ that i’m pulling together for a new programme called ‘Social Leadership – Power and Potential’ – i’m prototyping this work with a Pharma company leadership cohort in February, and building out … Continue reading →

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The State and Social Change

Posted on December 21, 2021 by julianstodd

Change happens at the intersection of systems: sometimes through negotiation, sometimes neglect, sometimes conflict. Today i am #WorkingOutLoud building out some thinking around Social Movements and the evolution of the Dominant Narrative. That term, the ‘Dominant Narrative’ is one that … Continue reading →

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Investment

Posted on December 20, 2021 by julianstodd

One could argue that we have shifted to the Investment Organisation: one that no longer simply procures what it needs (people, things, ideas), but rather invests in the structures and individuals that create those things. Structures such as community, trust, … Continue reading →

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Broad Shifts in Organisational Learning – #3 Through The Cracks

Posted on November 11, 2021 by julianstodd

I am using a series of posts to explore broad shifts in Organisational Learning (as part of a wider discussion around the evolution of the Organisation itself). I find it increasingly difficult to separate conversations about ‘learning’ from the other … Continue reading →

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Innovation: Synthesis and Elemental

Posted on September 6, 2021 by julianstodd

This is the latest in a series of fragmentary pieces as i build vocabulary and ideas around Innovation. As such it is not intended as complete work, but rather the pieces which may inform later (and possibly complete!) work. Part … Continue reading →

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Tides of Culture

Posted on August 2, 2021 by julianstodd

Walking along the beach is a balance: the golden sand above all the but the highest of tides is soft and hard to walk on, but dry and warm. The lowest sand is damp and much firmer, easier to traverse, … 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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#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

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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The Strength of Culture

Posted on May 24, 2021 by julianstodd

The strength of a culture is held more within the smallest of individual actions than through tidal waves of aspiration.

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