You’ve often heard me talk about the power of client-centred leadership and coaching programmes. Now’s your chance to attend one. In Meriden near Birmingham on 16-20 November. Most programmes are run internally for customer organisations. But this is a rare opportunity to join an open programme. A place on the programme has just become available.Continue reading “Grab this chance”
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How are geospatial leaders feeling?
Earlier today I hosted a private roundtable with an intimate group of geo-leaders. An experiment with no preset agenda – just a facilitated space to bounce off with peers. We started off by crowdsourcing the issues we wanted to cover. Two themes rapidly emerged: What is holding back geospatial adoption and impact. The emotional burdenContinue reading “How are geospatial leaders feeling?”
Where coaching meets geography
This week I’ve delivered a client-centred leadership programme in Meriden, the centre of England. Centred at the actual centre – an intriguing metaphor? The centre of England is the point around which the country would rotate if you cut it out and balanced it on a giant pin. Being client-centred means supporting the other personContinue reading “Where coaching meets geography”
On the road again
Freelance life can be like tropical seasons. Things dry up in summer (just as well ☀️) and then suddenly there’s a monsoon of client activity in the autumn. 🌍 Today I’m on my way to London to coach a geospatial team for a major utility company. 🌎 Next week I’m in Birmingham to deliver aContinue reading “On the road again”
10 reflective questions for mid year
The summer holidays are always a good time to take stock of the year so far. Here are 10 reflective questions worth pondering: If my year so far could be summarised in a painting, what would it show? What am I looking forward to when I return to work? If my body could file aContinue reading “10 reflective questions for mid year”
Leadership development is about the medium, not the method
I spent the last week with a senior leadership team in beautiful South Wales to deliver a client-centred development programme. By the end, the leaders hadn’t just become more mindful and skilled in holding powerful conversations, they had become a team where people look out for each other. On these programmes we see time andContinue reading “Leadership development is about the medium, not the method”
Less effort, more impact
On 26 September 1983, the world was saved by one man whose heroic action was to… do nothing. Stanislav Petrov was on duty in a Russian bunker. He was monitoring the nuclear early warning system when it detected five US missiles flying towards the Soviet Union. Instead of immediately relaying this up the chain ofContinue reading “Less effort, more impact”
On geospatial human-centredness
At the recent Esri UK conference I was reminded of my time in the Libyan desert many years ago – a geospatial career highlight with surprising parallels to my work as a coach today. I loved travelling with seismic survey crews across the Sahara. Endless space, a clear task, and daily progress visible on aContinue reading “On geospatial human-centredness”
On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning
How do you keep a group of leaders engaged in learning for a full week without a single slide? Today I’m wrapping up my first ever client-centred programme run on my own. Normally we have two facilitators but with a smaller group than usual I was offered a new learning opportunity: to fly solo. HowContinue reading “On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning”
Living your values as a team
On my way to work with a senior leadership team in London. The mission: help them clarify and embrace their values as a team and organisation. Values aren’t a nice to have. Apart from being a requirement for any organisation with clear purpose and identity, values also have a practical neurological function. From a neuroscienceContinue reading “Living your values as a team”
