How do you run a programme when it’s not just about the benefits? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_localgovernmentreorganisation-lgr-ugcPost-7480141607665635… Local Government Reorganisation wisdom from Aaron Osborne-Taylor and the RedQuadrant hub #LocalGovernmentReorganisation isn’t a normal programme.A normal programme has a sponsor, a mandate, a business case, a plan, a governance route, a set of tolerances, and a rhythm. #LGR has several sovereign councils (and other bodies), … Continue reading How do you run a programme when it’s not just about the benefits?
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #228
My weekly posts Celebrating a small institution that was proper good — the Catweazle Club Reflecting on my time at Oxford, I realise how much the Catweazle Club shaped me. It was a welcoming space where music, poetry and creativity flourished through genuine attention, encouragement and respect. Those evenings influenced not only my taste in music but also … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #228
Celebrating a small institution that was proper good — the Catweazle Club
I arrived in Oxford in 1994 extraordinarily naïve and chippy, to a world of brilliant tutors and fellow students who seemed all to be North London cosmopolitan sophisticates or rugger-bugger public schoolboys who rowed and drank to excess. I found some fellow Northern sourpusses, and revelled in Hume, Macintyre, Nietzsche, Sartre, Saint-Simon, Hegel, Marx and … Continue reading Celebrating a small institution that was proper good — the Catweazle Club
A wise perspective on building the capacity to act together in ‘whole systems’
I’ve written a response to/review of Sandra Janoff’s new paper, ‘Whole-System Development: The Capacity to Act Together’ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_an-instant-review-of-whole-system-development-activity-7478034297992491008-KRJw I’ve written a response to/review of Sandra Janoff’s new paper, ‘Whole-System Development: The Capacity to Act Together’ My short version: Systems don’t develop capability to survive and thrive because someone explains complexity better. They develop when enough … Continue reading A wise perspective on building the capacity to act together in ‘whole systems’
‘Stop, collaborate and listen.’ Yes, I ended an interview about #localgovernmentreorganisation with Vanilla Ice – but also it’s a reasonable summary!
‘Stop, collaborate and listen.’ Yes, I ended an interview about #localgovernmentreorganisation with Vanilla Ice - but also it’s a reasonable summary! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_localgovernmentreorganisation-lgr-ugcPost-7477441205124030466-lNG3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho ‘Stop, collaborate and listen.’ Yes, I ended an interview about #localgovernmentreorganisation with Vanilla Ice - but also it’s a reasonable summary! Greg Campbell, Strategic Director at Rochford and Brentwood talked about what it’s like to be inside #LGR - … Continue reading ‘Stop, collaborate and listen.’ Yes, I ended an interview about #localgovernmentreorganisation with Vanilla Ice – but also it’s a reasonable summary!
A… different… take on systems thinking?
I’m looking forward to this one! THIS THURSDAY, 2 July, The Public Service Transformation Academy is hosting a free webinar with Phil Snelgrove from Goldratt UK: ‘A different look at systems thinking’ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_psta-special-webinar-a-different-look-at-activity-7477616924009476097-Kmbw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho I’m looking forward to this one! THIS THURSDAY, 2 July, The Public Service Transformation Academy is hosting a free webinar with Phil Snelgrove from Goldratt UK: ‘A different … Continue reading A… different… take on systems thinking?
John Watters – Citizen Power: Re-imagining what it means to be a Citizen in a time of rupture. A vital contribution to the weave of right relationality.
John Watters - Citizen Power: Re-imagining what it means to be a Citizen in a time of rupture. A vital contribution to the weave of right relationality. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_citizen-power-activity-7476320104725708800-xczH What would it mean for you to reclaim your power as a citizen right now? I’m really pleased to see John Watters’ paper, Citizen Power: Re-imagining what it means to be a Citizen in … Continue reading John Watters – Citizen Power: Re-imagining what it means to be a Citizen in a time of rupture. A vital contribution to the weave of right relationality.
Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #227
My weekly posts I’ve been talking with Manjeet Gill about leadership in #localgovernmentreorganisation, part of the RedQuadrant #LGR Hub LGR needs shared mindsets before shared structures. LGR is not only programme boards, workstreams and target operating models; it is also whether leaders can hold today’s pressures while representing the future council and the people it … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #227
I’ve been talking with Manjeet Gill about leadership in #localgovernmentreorganisation, part of the RedQuadrant #LGR Hub
I’ve been talking with Manjeet Gill about leadership in #localgovernmentreorganisation, part of the RedQuadrant #LGR Hub. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_localgovernmentreorganisation-lgr-ugcPost-7475571973708840960-ZLG0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADUV_eUBZSxZvFpx70OV050F6K5HM2MhTMo I’ve been talking with Manjeet Gill about leadership in #localgovernmentreorganisation, part of the RedQuadrant #LGR Hub. One phrase kept coming up for me: shared mindsets before shared structures. That can sound soft, until you’ve seen what happens without it. LGR asks leaders to run today’s council … Continue reading I’ve been talking with Manjeet Gill about leadership in #localgovernmentreorganisation, part of the RedQuadrant #LGR Hub
Why do relational public services keep failing?
Why do relational public services keep failing? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_why-do-relational-public-servics-fail-activity-7475086866044870657--S5q Where does relational work get stuck in your system - at practice, management, governance, measurement, money, or politics? At the Towards Relational Public Services conference in Manchester today, where I’m talking about a cheerful little question: why do relational public services keep failing? Or, more accurately: why do they … Continue reading Why do relational public services keep failing?
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