Stories of John

Dec 19
Accelerating "Culture Work" - It's Rounds that did it!

Accelerating "Culture Work" - It's Rounds that did it!

Overview Faced with a situation where "something wasn't right" in terms of organisational culture, the question
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Nov 14
Stories of Engineers and Nature - the Oil Rig and the Storm, and The Road Construction and the rain

Stories of Engineers and Nature - the Oil Rig and the Storm, and The Road Construction and the rain

Does this sound familiar?  Technically minded people are great problem solvers. And yet, sometimes they miss things. In meetings, sometimes
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Oct 09
Bureaucracy ... "perfected" ... and its impacts

Bureaucracy ... "perfected" ... and its impacts

Does this sound familiar? Have you experienced "perfected" bureaucracy? And, as recruiting manager, the challenge of missing out
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Sep 28
Two tribes .... doing equipment maintenance

Two tribes .... doing equipment maintenance

Does this sound familiar? After a merger, there is conflict and animosity between people meant to be collaborating. In this
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Sep 28
A leader's tears - introducing  values work after redundancies

A leader's tears - introducing values work after redundancies

Does this sound familiar? An organisation has gone through significant upheaval. People had to be made redundant. Several months later,
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