Well, that’s a classic show-stopper, isn’t it?  How often have you heard that in a workshop or discussion? Power, like ‘leadership’, ‘innovation’, ‘culture’, and ‘transformation’, is one of those — ahem — power words. Very often, it allows us to seem deep and reflective, without actually getting anywhere. It’s frequently gesturing at a real feeling, a real set of issues — in … Continue reading “We aren’t talking enough about power” →

Have you ever been ‘referred’ or ‘signposted’? How did it feel? We worked with one council to analyse the whole of their customer contact. The council was very dedicated to accessibility and support to those in the community most in need. What we found was that all the good intentions were a part of the … Continue reading Have you ever been ‘referred’ or ‘signposted’? How did it feel? →

Top phive of the week What do you think of each other? How dangerous would it be if everyone knew? A partnership exercise Here is my theory of tomato inflation and latte carcinisation What else have you noticed that degrades over time? What are the organisational equivalents of these theories? Tomato inflation When I was … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #29 →

I helped facilitate a large group drawn from all the ‘partners’ trying to join up and make their 'place' better. This was a partnership across police, health, fire, businesses, voluntary sector, several councils, and central government. The idea was that, working together, they could get more autonomy to work locally around local problems - getting … Continue reading What do you think of each other? How dangerous would it be if everyone knew? A partnership exercise →

What else have you noticed that degrades over time? What are the organisational equivalents of these theories? Tomato inflation When I was a kid, the tomatoes from Derek, our local greengrocer, were *proper tasty*. Juicy and full of flavour. In those days, you could confidently buy a tomato in any shop, and it tasted of … Continue reading Here is my theory of tomato inflation and latte carcinisation →

SUBSCRIBE DIRECT AT https://www.getrevue.co/profile/antlerboy Evidently I missed publishing this last week and left it in drafts (it is just a mirror of the getreveue newsletter anyway) - nevertheless, here it is. Published on LinkedIn, GetRevue and substack, this is my weekly roundup of things I’ve shared in the last week - and I’ve dropped back … Continue reading Transduction – leading transformation – Issue #28 →

I joined LinkedIn way back in April 2007, thanks to a colleague who came back from a course at the Harvard Kennedy School and told me that everyone in the US was on it. Around that period, and particularly from 2009 onwards, it was a good way to tell which public service clients were doing … Continue reading My top LinkedIn posts (you won’t BELIEVE number 77!) 😉 →

What tools, approaches, perspectives do you reach for when you have to review an organisation, service, team, or department? Here's my 'go to' list when I am asked to look at a whole 'service', usually in public services. This is a sketch of methods and views we use to try to get a rounded view … Continue reading An outline approach to organisation or service review →

My view is that the least British thing of all to do is to fly the flag, outside of very special ceremonies and very limited occasions. In the ‘Cool Britannia’ era, ‘progressives’ like me began to feel it was ‘safe’ — and maybe a good thing — to embrace a bit of patriotism. This was perhaps not unconnected to … Continue reading What do you think when you see someone flying this flag? →

Every Monday and Wednesday I do a LinkedIn post that I put some special effort into. I’ve been doing this religiously for some time and (including a few ‘normal’ posts that got a bit of traction, I’ve now done 176 such posts. The last few have had really good ‘viewing figures’: 34,875 Will you come … Continue reading How to hack LinkedIn →