Tag Archives: lethargy

Beware The Kraken Of Despair

Posted on March 25, 2016 by julianstodd

Beware the Kraken of despair, he splashes, crashes, claws the air, Resenting change, he tears his hair, He mopes and cries and screams and shares His misery for all to see. Just left alone he’d rather be. “Oh leave me … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Rebellion

Posted on October 9, 2015 by julianstodd

I found this chair in a shoe shop, of all places: incitement to rebel, a challenge to live a little. It’s an interesting things rebellion: a force for change, an upsetting of the apple cart. Highly contextual: lead the rebellion … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: Generating or Losing Momentum in Change

Posted on August 18, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m expanding on the Change Curve framework at the moment. So far i’ve introduced the framework, explored 16 Resisters of Change and 16 Amplifiers, as well as looking at the Antibody Effect in Detail. Today, i’m pausing to look at … Continue reading →

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3 Organisational Change Curves: Dynamic, Constrained, Resisted

Posted on August 10, 2015 by julianstodd

The Social Age is a time of constant change: to thrive, organisations must adapt. But that adaptation means change in itself, change which is hard to visualise and harder still to embark on, to steer and to achieve. The result? … Continue reading →

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Legacy, lethargy, and the need to be #agile

Posted on July 11, 2013 by julianstodd

Only agile organisations will thrive in the Social Age, but the barriers to agility are multifold. Some attitudinal, some technical, some about capability and competence. Innovation and creativity are strangled by legacy and lethargy. But we don’t have to live … Continue reading →

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Words about learning: Tea

Posted on February 16, 2012 by julianstodd

Tea is my favourite drink. For preference, strong builders tea, although maybe Earl Grey in the morning. This week, i thought, it’s time for change. So i got some ‘silver tip white tea’ from the local aspirational deli/hippy market, made … Continue reading →

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