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Employee engagement – good intentions are not enough
My engineering friends would say it like this … good intentions are a necessary but insufficient condition for success. In my working life I have …
Read MoreYes, m’lady
One of the things we Anecdoters strive for is to meet new people and have interesting conversations. I had one of these this afternoon. In …
Read MoreCuring story blindness: building essential story skills
For the past two years Shawn and I have deliberately ignored Dave Snowden’s regular pot-shots at our work and maintained the civility that we think …
Read MoreExploring employee engagement
We have been using narrative approaches for many years to help organisations with employee engagement. This 4 minute youtube video gives some insights into some …
Read MoreA teaching story
We are always on the lookout for good stories. I found this one today on the PassionHR list on YahooGroups: As she stood in front …
Read MoreSeasons greetings from Anecdote
Its that time of year again. I opened the post office box this morning and found it brimming with wishes for the festive season. Its …
Read MoreCollaboration on the Moon
Last week I was in Yeppoon in Queensland delivering a keynote and workshop on collaboration at an innovation in government forum. In the workshop I …
Read MoreLeadership at all levels
I spend an enjoyable day yesterday at the AFR leadership conference in Sydney. The first speaker was Alex Malley, CEO of CPA Australia. Alex noted …
Read MoreThe origins of Earth hour
Earth Hour has been held annually since 2007, in late March. In that first year, Earth Hour focussed on getting one city, Sydney, to switch …
Read MoreCommunity of Practice – Green Ninjas
I had a great day on Tuesday exploring a Community of Practice that has formed within a NSW local government council. This group call themselves …
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