Tag Archives: Energy

Making Waves: Leadership as a Social Movement

Posted on June 4, 2020 by julianstodd

I’ve lived by the sea all my life, and love nothing more than to walk along the shoreline, with the waves breaking by my feet. It’s easy to imagine those same waves originating far out at sea, shaped by the … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Campfire – Session One – Packing Your Backpack

Posted on March 18, 2020 by julianstodd

Next week i start a series of 3 linked webinars for newly remote teams. I will repeat these for as long as demand persists, moving each week between different timezones. The three sessions explore three aspects of remote working. Session … Continue reading →

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Be More Punk

Posted on June 19, 2018 by julianstodd

‘Anger is an energy’, says John Lydon, as the title of his autobiography. As Johnny Rotten, that energy was always close to the surface. But energy changes over time, and i was not alone in my surprise when Rotten was … Continue reading →

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New York: Spaces

Posted on July 22, 2017 by julianstodd

New York is one of my favourite cities: disjointed, divided, crowded and perpetually changing. The architecture is massive: not brutalist, but simply prevalent. There is more architecture than air in Manhattan. Layers of it, from the monumental to the prosaic, … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: The Energy of Change

Posted on September 22, 2015 by julianstodd

As i continue to develop the work around the Change Curve, i’m writing a series of pieces to fill in the gaps: as i develop the book out of this, they will slot in to complete earlier narratives. Today, i’m … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: The Control Effect [Part 2] – chocks away!

Posted on August 25, 2015 by julianstodd

Within the Constrained organisation, there are multiple change conversations taking place, but each is somehow isolated: it’s energy is constrained. It’s rather like an aircraft on the runway, with the chocks still in place: it doesn’t matter how powerful the … Continue reading →

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From Disturbance to Transformation: a change journey

Posted on February 5, 2015 by julianstodd

Change is about momentum. We start with disturbance, either from within or imposed from outside (environmental, market or third party). From momentum for change we move to strategy: our best shot at direction. Our intent is then amplified: we raise … Continue reading →

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Knowing when to give up: taking time to reflect and take in the view.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by julianstodd

It’s a beautiful day today, no particular pressure at work and a clear chunk of time set aside for writing. But somehow, I just can’t get started. Whilst the body is willing, some days the brain just doesn’t want to … Continue reading →

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