Tag: Communication
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Some of my favourite YouTube channels
I have cultivated a semi-regular habit in my evenings to watch a 10-20 minute YouTube video as I am winding down from the day. Having followed and then unfollowed a number of channels over the years, there remains a few which I have stuck with and they continue to impress, entertain, educate and inspire me.…
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What does OD have to do with the Climate and Ecological Emergency?
In February 2021 I wrote a blogpost for NHS Employers which was published here. For posterity’s sake (websites for professional organisations do change over time, and things sometimes disappear!) I have decided to post this into my personal blog. At the time of writing, over a year has passed since its publication – a lot…
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A definition of leadership
Any behaviour that has the effect of helping groups of people achieve something that the majority of the group are pleased with, and which we assess as significant and what they would not otherwise have achieved. Bendell & Little, 2015 Leadership. It may be a title, a position, a rank, an authority. The above definition,…
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Lessons from “How to Be Right” by James O’Brien
Earlier this year I read James O’Brien’s book “How to be Right…in a world gone wrong”. Covering what are typically contentious and divisive topics: Brexit, Trump, immigration, feminism and LGBT+ to name a few; O’Brien explores the arguments of folk who have called his daytime LBC radio talk show and, in turn, he methodically pulls…
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Finding my voice
I have been reflecting on the development programme I attended last year. It was a rich learning experience – really good to get ‘back in the classroom’ and oil my brain cogs, particularly as I am usually the facilitator… The first afternoon of the five-day programme (which was delivered over four months) was spent reflecting…
Abigail Hopewell 