Tag Archives: Generosity

Social Leadership in Practice: The Smallest Ways

Posted on January 22, 2019 by julianstodd

I’ve recently taken to describing how we all, in small ways, degrade the system around us: through our actions, our limited vision, or the actions that hold us safe. We do this not because we are bad people, but rather … Continue reading →

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Humility: A Reflection On Social Leadership

Posted on February 20, 2018 by julianstodd

I wanted to write an illustrated essay on humility in leadership, and this is the full first draft, shared as part of #WorkingOutLoud. There is still some work to go on this, so please accept it as it is, unproofed, … Continue reading →

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Humility

Posted on February 1, 2018 by julianstodd

Yesterday i shared a short introduction to an idea for an essay on ‘The Humble Leader’. Today, i have felt encouraged to build the idea out further. This is a rewrite, and substantial build upon, yesterdays post. Part 1: Society … Continue reading →

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Collaboration: What You Do, Not What You Say

Posted on March 28, 2017 by julianstodd

There’s a great deal of talk about collaboration: software to facilitate it, leaders who enable it, innovation as a result of it. But collaboration is an output from a system, not an instruction to it. We can talk all we … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership Illustrations: Reputation and the Jigsaw of Community

Posted on February 14, 2017 by julianstodd

#WorkingOutLoud today, sharing two more illustrations from the forthcoming book, ‘Social Leadership – my 1st 100 days’. First, an illustration for the activity on ‘Generosity’, which considers how Social Leaders are generous with more than money: they share time, resources, … Continue reading →

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Words About Learning: Generosity

Posted on September 29, 2016 by julianstodd

I’ve been working with a group of NGOs today, exploring aspects of Social Learning. One thing that’s apparent in this space is generosity: a sharing of ideas, of resources, of spaces and networks. Generosity is core to Social Learning, learning … Continue reading →

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10 Things a Social Leader Does

Posted on February 23, 2016 by julianstodd

Social Leadership is contextual and consensual: it’s a type of authority granted by the community, founded upon our reputation and social capital. Social Leadership complements formal leadership, but works in places where formal leadership cannot reach: our communities. And that’s … Continue reading →

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That Was 2015

Posted on December 24, 2015 by julianstodd

In 2015 i wrote almost 130,000 words on the blog, plus the manuscripts for the new book on ‘Organisational Change in the Social Age’, half the manuscript for ‘Guidebook to the Social Age’, and some preliminary research for a book … Continue reading →

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Investing in Community: the Long Term Return

Posted on August 13, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve been trying to publish a post everyday this week around the new Change Curve work, but today, a short interlude. Why? Because as i’ve been #WorkingOutLoud on it, sharing and publishing as i go, i’ve ended up thinking more, … Continue reading →

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Who is Timothy?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by julianstodd

A question i often ask myself. Most weeks on the blog, a link gets posted from Timothy’s site, linking to something i’ve written. Every week i think “that’s nice“, and go no further. There’s a broad community around the blog, … Continue reading →

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