Tag Archives: Right

Doing What Is Right

Posted on September 7, 2021 by julianstodd

Crossing my timelines this week have been some aphorisms about ‘doing what is right’. It’s a little like putting the horse before the cart. ‘Right’ is not an absolute value: it’s not like gravity, or a brick. It’s more relative … Continue reading →

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Generally Right, Specifically Wrong

Posted on February 7, 2018 by julianstodd

I enjoyed a phrase used today in a session i attended: we are ‘generally right, specifically wrong’. I’ve heard it before, but i enjoyed the context today, in an organisation figuring out how to be excellent in a new space. … Continue reading →

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Social Leaders Do What’s Right, Not Just Easy

Posted on March 15, 2017 by julianstodd

It’s a fine line: working within an organisation we have to fit within certain systems, take certain actions that are governed by the rules and social pressures of the organisation, but ultimately there’s a point where we have to take … Continue reading →

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To Seek, To Strive

Posted on February 27, 2016 by julianstodd

In the Social Age, where borders are devolved, where technology connects, where community persists, we have to look beyond hierarchies to solve the challenges we face. We have to seek, to strive: For fairness, for equality, to make every voice … Continue reading →

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An Imperfect Humanity?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by julianstodd

The strength of a good leader does not come from being right all the time: it comes from being humble enough to know when you are wrong. It comes from being fair enough to hear the views of others and … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Equality

Posted on April 7, 2015 by julianstodd

Unpacking meaning is a dangerous thing, turning the apparently simple into the overtly complex. As we un-peel the layers of interpretation, we think we will, sooner or later, find the stone at the centre, whilst in fact what we often … Continue reading →

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Framework for Fairness: A model for fair decision making in business

Posted on October 22, 2014 by julianstodd

Some notions seem obvious: the need to be fair, the need to do right. And yet in our societies we are not equal. We fail to do the right thing on many levels, not because we are bad people, but … 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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750: Equality

Posted on March 13, 2014 by julianstodd

This is my 750th post here on the Learning Blog. I use these milestones for reflection. Over the last 3 years we’ve covered a lot of ground, and i could happily recap some of those themes, but instead i wanted … Continue reading →

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Building a marketplace for ideas: #diversity for social learning

Posted on July 9, 2013 by julianstodd

Communities are built on consensus: they tolerate difference and thrive on diversity, but only within limits. Stretch them too far and there will be a break. I’ve been revisiting ideas around community, moderation and the creation of meaning this week … Continue reading →

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