From being present to contribution May and the community Choir
I am part of May’s Community Circle, and the purpose of her circle is to get her singing again. This year we did our first performance together, singing with the choir […]
How can we communicate better with a person’s family and friends?
One of the most difficult decisions I made as a parent was choosing the nursery for my first daughter Ellie. I started by asking friends for recommendations. Then I looked […]
Small changes and big shifts
Over the last month I have posted about why we were considering Teal, how we decided to ‘go Teal’ and our first meeting Tactical Meeting. The true test of any purported change […]
Trying tactical meetings: a confession
I am starting with a confession: I am not always a model student! I attended an excellent course on Holacracy to experience the two types of meetings that are critical to being […]
Transition to teal – becoming a self-managing team
Brené Brown describes waking up with a ‘vulnerability hangover’ the morning after giving her powerful TED Talk on shame and vulnerability. I too experienced some sort of emotional hangover the […]
Towards Teal?
My Tuesday evening routine includes a call to Susan in New Zealand. We have been exploring a process called Working Out Loud. I love books and am always interested in […]
Feedback Famine and Feast
Over the last four weeks I have given feedback on over 120 projects as a coach for Seth Godin’s radical course, the AltMBA. I completed the course as a student at […]
The first one-page profile – why, how and when
In 2004Â my daughter Laura was six years old and came home from school in tears. This led to the first one-page profile, and I found myself sharing this story with […]
End of life wishes – on one page?
One of the most powerful books that I read last year was Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal. I loved it so much I bought copies for friends and colleagues. My friend […]
Pleasure, purpose and the perfect week
Paul Dolan’s book, Happiness by Design, has been next to my bed for a few months now. It’s not your average ‘how to be happier’ self-help book, and not an easy […]
