Leeds Castle Leadership - the communications piece
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 12, 2009 6:30:28 PM
Thanks to everyone at the Leeds Castle leadership event today - a whistle-stop challenge on communications, with an abbreviated Anecdote Circle thrown in. At the break a few of us were talking about The Future, Backwards and, naturally, I recommended Gary Klein's Sources of Power.
Upcoming conference
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 12, 2009 4:48:35 PM
I've agreed a couple of further public engagements in the first quarter of 2009, and won't be taking any more conferences/internal events now until after April/May, although I'm happy to talk now about later events.
KCUK - Building a change management strategy
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 10, 2008 11:21:00 AM
Thanks to everyone who participated in last week's workshop at the KCUK conference. Various odds and sods off the back of the session:
Who used to run the Rovers Return?
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 7, 2008 10:38:52 PM
So much of what we in Narrate do is pure common sense, but comes as a revelation to lots of people. One example is the Future, Backwards technique. It's a Cognitive Edge-developed tool that's excellent for all sorts of reasons above and beyond the obvious one of using it to debate/ima …
Where do you allow dissent?
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 4, 2008 12:59:00 PM
I've recently been in a number of environments where everybody has been so keen to encourage positive discussions that I've ended up coming away with a flat, slightly unreal feeling - interesting conversations that never really reached any depth. It's reminded me of the big "hoorah" s …
Undiverse diversity
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 3, 2008 3:17:53 PM
In recent weeks I've spoken at or run workshops at conferences on knowledge management, employee engagement and change communications. Very few moments in those that excited, but one over-riding element that depresses me.
Is the Tipping Point Toast?
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 6, 2008 3:26:55 PM
In the last couple of years, there's been a lot of interest in social networks - and (somewhat belatedly) communications professionals are starting to look at greater use of informal networks and word-of-mouth. There's still, however, the temptation to look at the model Malcolm Gladwe …
The dangers of facilitation
by Tony Quinlan on Mar 3, 2008 2:45:00 PM
An interesting experience last week in one of my other identities as a school governor. There’s a debate going on regarding whether or not a Trust is formed in Mid-Beds under Samuel Whitbread Upper School and whether we join it or not. So, mindful of wanting to understand different pe …
Patience that produces common sense
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 30, 2008 6:15:00 PM
Last week, as part of a visioning/future planning exercise for local education, I ran a Future Backwards exercise with Year 4 – a group of 8-9 year-olds. It reinforced the power of the exercise – but also that if you create the conditions for discussion, allow time for that to happen …