Tag Archives: Diversity

Authenticity of Action

Posted on August 4, 2021 by julianstodd

I’ve spent the last couple of years trying to learn how to be a good parent. Overall, i think it’s gone ok. Small people are reasonably pliable if you figure out the reward mechanisms. Although sometimes entirely unfathomable. As my … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Dissonance: Communities of Difference and the Limitations of Consensus

Posted on December 20, 2018 by julianstodd

We come together in communities, but are driven apart by our differences: in a systemic view of change, we may need to create the conditions for, and opportunity to, both agree, and dissent. It is unlikely that we will achieve … Continue reading →

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The Fictional Leader

Posted on May 10, 2016 by julianstodd

I spent this afternoon with a great team, putting together what the curriculum for a postgraduate qualification in Learning and Development would look like. We threw out ideas of ‘what would make someone excellent as a leader’. We were, if … Continue reading →

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A Great Shared Venture: Why We Need To Rewire HR

Posted on December 21, 2015 by julianstodd

People are generally trustworthy, generally good, generally fair. Work is not just what they do to earn money: they just happen to be paid for some of the work that they do. Not raising children. Or studying. Those things are … Continue reading →

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Humility in Leadership

Posted on August 21, 2015 by julianstodd

It strikes me that those things which used to be peripheral can become central: those things which used to be soft can become hard. There used to be words like ‘competition‘, ‘performance‘ and ‘leadership‘, which were testosterone laden and associated … Continue reading →

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An Imperfect Humanity?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by julianstodd

The strength of a good leader does not come from being right all the time: it comes from being humble enough to know when you are wrong. It comes from being fair enough to hear the views of others and … Continue reading →

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The CEDA Community model Pt.2: ‘Engagement’ & ‘Permission’ in Social Learning

Posted on May 1, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve been developing the CEDA model this week, looking at how we develop vibrant Social Learning communities. It has two purposes: firstly, to be used in strategy, to help shape our organisational approach and, secondly, to diagnose the health of … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Equality

Posted on April 7, 2015 by julianstodd

Unpacking meaning is a dangerous thing, turning the apparently simple into the overtly complex. As we un-peel the layers of interpretation, we think we will, sooner or later, find the stone at the centre, whilst in fact what we often … Continue reading →

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Framework for Fairness: A model for fair decision making in business

Posted on October 22, 2014 by julianstodd

Some notions seem obvious: the need to be fair, the need to do right. And yet in our societies we are not equal. We fail to do the right thing on many levels, not because we are bad people, but … Continue reading →

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The Business Covenant: Sustainability & Community

Posted on August 12, 2014 by julianstodd

When Tesco opened a small branch in the village, it inevitably sounded the death knell for the old bakery next door. The village butcher and greengrocers weren’t far behind. There were grumbles, indeed, there had been a protest, letters to … Continue reading →

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