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Inter-Generational Equity and the Thinking Environment community culture leadership Mar 28, 2023

Generational differences have always existed but today ageism and polarisation, fuelled by social media, is fast gaining a foothold in every area...

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Five Habits of the Heart - Parker J Palmer 5 habits of the heart community compassion courage democracy otherness parker j palmer videos Mar 15, 2023

Parker J Palmer talks about the 5 Habits of the Heart we need  to cultivate if we are  to heal the heart of democracy. This is...

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Fulcrum Leaders - a response to the turbulence and tensions of these times fulcrum leadership listening thinking values videos Feb 26, 2023

In this short video, I talk about the beginnings of Fulcrum Leaders, the network created in 2011  with the support of Jim Clifford OBE. ...

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Judge Mervyn King on the NHS and value creation in the 21st century culture integrated reporting leadership net zero sustainability videos Feb 26, 2023

Several years ago I was delighted and honoured to interview Professor Judge Mervyn King ('Nelson Mandela's favourite Judge') on integrated...

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Key observations and questions from our first NHS Success Webinar culture leadership thinking Feb 01, 2023

Thanks so much to those of you who were able to attend our first webinar - this is a record of some of the powerful observations and the questions...

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"People can't think when they're frightened" - An interview with Robin Shohet feelings listening thinking videos Jan 07, 2023

In this video, Robin Shohet, from the Centre for Supervision and Team Development, shares his thoughts on what the NHS needs to succeed.  Some...

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Authority fulcrum values Jan 01, 2023

Our first Fulcrum Leaders colloquium, with speakers Jim Clifford and Dympna Cunnane.

This colloquium explored a number of questions on the subject...

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Towards 9 billion fulcrum sustainability Jan 01, 2023

How do we create the conditions whereby we welcome rather than fear 9 billion and enable them to build stable and meaningful lives for themselves...

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Why leaders need to listen and not just wait for their turn to speak fulcrum leadership listening Jan 01, 2023

James Comey and ‘the Washington listen’

It’s what James Comey, in his book ‘A Higher Loyalty” calls ‘the...

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Betrayal and forgiveness feelings fulcrum Jan 01, 2023

At our second Fulcrum Leaders colloquium we considered the issue of Betrayal and Forgiveness and at this event we invited participants to consider...

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What's Your Role as a Leader? leadership Oct 10, 2022

Is it to meet targets, satisfy the regulator and get through the week without hitting the headlines? Or is it about something more: encouraging,...

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Beyond Difference – The Power of Diversity in Health and Social Care leadership videos Oct 09, 2022

A brief introduction to the Beyond Difference program in a healthcare setting.

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Beyond 20 Seconds: The Independent Mind of the Board

Research shows that typically we are interrupted within 20 seconds of starting to speak, inhibiting thoughtful, innovative and discerning decision-making. In this article Mitzi Wyman explains how the Thinking Environment TM, a framework developed by author and educator Nancy Kline by contrast, creates the conditions for people to say what they really think and where others actually listen, free from the risk of interruption, bringing fresh, independent thinking into our organisations.

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