The need for joined-up thinking in the heart of the brain belt
A million homes in 30 years. That’s the target the government has set to build in the prosperous ‘brain belt’ from Oxford via Milton Keynes to Cambridge. Take this as […]
Conditioning
If you had just one hour with a group of young people what would you teach them? …asked a post on LinkedIn recently. What made it interesting for me was […]
Many in body, one in mind
Have you ever been on a march or a rally? It can be quite an intoxicating feeling, walking side by side hundreds if not thousands of others. All of you […]
Taking emotional regulation in leadership and organisational change seriously – time for mindfulness to step up
There’s lots being said about mindfulness in the workplace: there’s good evidence that personal mindfulness meditation practice reduces stress and improves wellbeing. There’s a clear instant appeal for leaders as […]
Why ‘Adaptive’ Organisation Design?
Designing organisations to deliver their purpose and strategy is one of the trickiest challenges that managers face. Why? Because typically we’re encouraged to take a ‘technical’ approach to an ‘adaptive’ […]
More innovation could be as easy as 1-2-3
“How can we be more innovative?” is a question many clients ask us. It’s not one that’s simple to answer, not least because it addresses so many more questions than […]
A blog from our new Strategic Partner: Mark Leonard
By way of a blog, we’d like to introduce to you a new Talik Strategic Partner: Mark Leonard. Mark’s into bringing together social process, somatic awareness and the cognitive principles […]
Sustainability As Usual
How is sustainability framed in organisations? How do alternative framings enable or inhibit action on sustainability challenges? It seems the research we carried out five years ago at Ashridge is […]
Under the Surface
Three quarters of an hour into a coaching session today, my “coachee” – in the midst of some deep, appreciative, soul-searching – suddenly lifted his head and laughed, “I thought […]
The Hidden Agenda
It’s remarkable how often you’ll hear people say “We need to communicate better” or “It’s a communication issue” as if saying that alone will fix the multitudinous ills that plague […]