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Bits and bobs
It was quite a productive February. Aside from the progress made on the PhD, the conference paper in particular, I delivered several PD workshops at Henley and learnt a lot about the structure and...
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You got a problem with that?
Problems. Managers just love problems. They grow very attached to them, and to the idea that development is all about becoming a better problem-solver. I would challenge this idea. There’s no doubt in...
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Ken Robinson at TED 2010 speaking about learning
I think everyone should watch this presentation, all the way to the poetic ending. It’s beautifully crafted, and craftily beautiful. “It’s very hard to know, by the way, what it is you take for...
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Thoughts on researching the epistemology of Form and Pattern in Reflection
I wanted use this blog posting to draw out some lessons from one of Gregory Bateson’s essays. This may not interest anyone reading this. On the other hand, if you’re curious why anyone would want to...
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Atkins and Murphy – model answers revisited
Just over a year ago I undertook another month-long challenge on this blog. Rather than a different photo each day I undertook to follow a fairly long interview protocol designed to explore and reflect...
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What are the pathologies of management?
I’ve been thinking lately about the idea of pathologies in management. It’s an interesting thought, but not one often dwelt on in the context of an MBA. I think this is a mistake because it’s always...
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The third Personal Development principle – Engage in dialogue
A couple in dialogue with nature in a rainforest pool in northern Queensland. I’m fond of telling anyone who’ll listen not only that reflection is at the heart of Personal Development, but also that...
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You can’t reflect without something that isn’t…
I’m preparing to head south on my annual migration to the southern hemisphere for the March MBA starter workshop in Johannesburg. As usual, I’m reflecting (pre-flecting?) on what’s to come, on how I’ll...
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The nature of reversible and irreversible decision-making in organisations
Now that there is nothing material that I can do to the thesis – it just has to do its own work for a bit – I have been noticing how my thoughts explore areas of more practical application of some of...
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Bertolt Brecht poem
Written by Brecht in the early 1930s, this poem was featured (and beautifully read) recently on Radio 4’s ‘Poetry Please’, which is hosted by Roger McGough. I think it is a really powerful message,...
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