Tag Archives: Integrity

Curation in Social Leadership [part 1]

Posted on July 20, 2016 by julianstodd

Social Leadership describes a type of authority that applies in communities, outside of formal hierarchy, and based upon our reputation, earned over time. It’s not an alternative to formal leadership, it’s complimentary to it: but it’s reach extends where formal … Continue reading →

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Circling Fairness

Posted on January 15, 2015 by julianstodd

There’s a gap between desire and reality, between aspiration and the act. Whilst many organisations espouse values such as ‘integrity‘ and ‘fairness‘, the reality is that they display neither, inhabiting instead a space of indifference or meek acceptance. They may … Continue reading →

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Fairness: doing what we know is right

Posted on October 10, 2014 by julianstodd

Leadership is about many things, but for Social Leaders, a large component if to be fair. It’s not about what the rules tell us: it’s about what our hearts and souls tell us. Does that sound soft? Does that sound … Continue reading →

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Learning to trust: corrosive cultures and the challenge in Financial Services

Posted on January 6, 2014 by julianstodd

2014 starts with a conversation about Trust in the Social Age. What is trust? At a simple level, an investment of our wellbeing in the hands of others. To trust is to be vulnerable. To trust is to hope that … Continue reading →

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Learn excellence wherever you can

Posted on April 29, 2013 by julianstodd

Last week i wrote how i learnt about authenticity from the waiter at a pizza takeaway, today i’m writing about excellence and my experience at a hotel. They’re very pedestrian examples, but have great immediacy and relevance to me, hence … Continue reading →

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Authenticity

Posted on April 24, 2013 by julianstodd

It was a long day yesterday: up at five thirty, then after delivering the workshop we went for a drink, and i finally got home from London about nine. I have to say that i was exhausted, which drove my … Continue reading →

Posted in Attention to Detail, Blogging, Communication, Craft, Culture, Engagement, Experience, Integrity, Learning, Mediocrity, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Responsibility, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

What does collaboration mean? Social learning spaces and the freedom to learn

Posted on October 10, 2012 by julianstodd

Today is a rare office day. There are eight other people in the same room as me: we share a kitchen and a coffee machine, but we are not collaborating. We may talk about the weather, ask how the holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in Achievement, Agile, Blog, Broadcast, Collaboration, Community, Community of Practice, Learning, Personal Learning Network, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

Social learning: trust and integrity in a globalised workforce

Posted on June 20, 2012 by julianstodd

The mercenary workforce: that was the term that came up yesterday in a seminar on trust and integrity in the global, virtualised workplace. It represented a point in our thinking when we recognised that people feel let down by their … Continue reading →

Posted in Authority, Change, Choices, Coaching, Engagement, Global, Integrity, Learning, Social Learning, Trust | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Research Paper: Communication in online spaces – trust and disclosure.

Posted on June 8, 2012 by julianstodd

I asked the question “Assuming you are communicating with someone you know, are you more comfortable disclosing personal information online or in person?” This is part of a wider piece of research that i’m working on looking at how relationships … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Community, Community of Practice, Disclosure, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Social Learning, Social Media, Trust | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Floating Facebook. Who owns social learning environments and our social media lives?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by julianstodd

We increasingly live in social spaces online. For organising nights out with friends, to share photos of weddings, to connect with other people with an interest in gardening and to complain about the washing machine going wrong. We inhabit these … Continue reading →

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