Tag Archives: Leadership

#WorkingOutLoud on ‘Togetherness – Otherness’

Posted on June 1, 2023 by julianstodd

Today i’ve set the whole day aside to work on the book about ‘Togetherness – Otherness’ with Susie. I say ‘book’, but this is in fact two books rolled into one – about how we are ‘together’, the experience, cost … Continue reading →

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Leadership as Practice

Posted on May 30, 2023 by julianstodd

Within the constraints and context of Organisational development, it’s not unusual for us to view leadership as both an active and additive quality. That we can somehow train leaders to ‘do’ things to systems, to ‘drive’ behaviour or ‘deliver’ outcomes, … Continue reading →

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Gathering Seeds

Posted on May 18, 2023 by julianstodd

I shared the Quiet Leadership work with a group this week, talking through the idea of the Organisation as Ecosystem, and how we each wander through this landscape. As i was talking, i was thinking about how, as we travel, … Continue reading →

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Foundations: Not Just Underneath

Posted on May 17, 2023 by julianstodd

I did some research once asking people to illustrate leadership concepts, and then analysed the images that they drew. ‘Leadership’ tended to be pictures of growing flowers, shooting starts, rocket ships, lighthouses – images of growth and height (or rather, … Continue reading →

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The Moral Leader

Posted on March 7, 2023 by julianstodd

I used some work for the very first time today, work considering the ‘moral’ leader. It’s very fragmented, just some questions really so far, but it concerns the imperfection of our actions, our context, and our ‘self’. In essence it … Continue reading →

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The Humble Leader

Posted on March 6, 2023 by julianstodd

There can be a temptation to think about humility, and the other social currencies such as kindness, pride, fairness, or trust, as somehow peripheral, soft, or discretionary. But to do so may represent a failure of categorisation, of taxonomy, so … Continue reading →

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Our Many Voices

Posted on January 10, 2023 by julianstodd

I’ve been writing about ‘voices’ today: the many that we hold, and the ones that go unheard. Voices can be gifted within a formal system, or claimed within social ones, and when considering Social Leadership, which exists at the intersection … Continue reading →

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Intent into Effect

Posted on January 9, 2023 by julianstodd

Organisations are entities of effect: that is their purpose, and their design. To achieve something defined, be it an act of manufacturing, invention, or change. What they do, and how they do it, is widely differentiated. But at heart, when … Continue reading →

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Research and Focus for 2023

Posted on December 23, 2022 by julianstodd

I thought i would share a final post this year with an outline of my focus for 2023. As every, this will be provisional, but i have found this useful to help me keep on track! The research projects first: … Continue reading →

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Togetherness – Otherness

Posted on December 8, 2022 by julianstodd

I’m putting it on a page for the first time. Sharing the words that start to form around the idea. In various threads of work, from the new chapter of Quiet Leadership, through the Community Builder work, and the Landscape … Continue reading →

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