I spent this week in a brick factory! With a leadership group keen to build a coaching culture. At the start, one of the managers said: “I don’t do emotions.” He said emotions made him “uncomfortable”. “That sounds like an emotion,” another replied. And that was the first of many lightbulb moments. In a directiveContinue reading “Building a coaching culture in a brick factory”
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Meaningful encounters
I love university campuses. I love their youthful energy, architecture, inspiration, and sense of possibility. Today I was in Newcastle to run another leadership workshop for PhD students at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Geospatial Systems. As ever it was a diverse cohort displaying passion, deep thinking and maturity — fantastic ambassadors forContinue reading “Meaningful encounters”
When women are at the top
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day – again. Are we making progress? Judging by the state of the world, I can’t help wonder what things would be like with more women at the top. Oh, hang on:
Outstanding leaders ignored due to their gender or background
Case no. 97865737248 — spotted at Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Summer
Off to Scotland to deliver another week of person-centred leadership development, then downing tools for August. Have a great summer!
Developing the next generation of talent
Great to attend Esri’s annual conference in London today to reconnect with the UK geospatial community — 2500 people! Some key takeaways: The increasing diversity of the geospatial community is really noticeable and represents a massive change from 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. Fantastic to see. Artificial intelligence: Many people see AI asContinue reading “Developing the next generation of talent”
All systems go
Ready to deliver another transformative week of leadership development… feeling curious about what will emerge in the room this time! Client Centred Consulting is an entirely experiential programme where people learn by doing, working on real issues that they are facing in their work and lives. No slides, no role play, no nonsense. Interested? ReadContinue reading “All systems go”
Beyond technology
Today this group of future geospatial leaders reminded us that there’s more to making the world a better place than technology. This wonky collage (courtesy of Teams) illustrates the point that it doesn’t always matter if the technology isn’t perfect. What matters is how people are able to work together towards a common goal. TodayContinue reading “Beyond technology”
A simple question
Wrapping up another transformative week with a leadership team in Scotland… Working through uncertainty feels precarious and vulnerable. This week, the most powerful question was simply: “What would help?”
Keep on flying!
International Women’s Day remind us that we still haven’t achieved true equality and equity. It takes constant effort and I’m proud to support many women across various leadership programmes. Keep on flying!
