A Midwife for Team Effectiveness
It was a difficult case of intact team development. Aspiration Bridge Company (pseudonym) is a foreign-owned financial services company...
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ASK, NOT TELL
....and many other thoughts about facilitation, coaching ( teams & individuals) and learning
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David
Oct 19, 20194 min read
‘Immunity to Change’ vs Psychodynamics
[Photo source unidentified. Please advise if anyone knows. I will add the source accordingly] I learnt to use the ‘Immunity to Change’...
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David
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Safety vs Freedom
‘It is often safer to be in chains than to be free’ Franz Kafka I come across this quote on radio today. It explains so well how often...
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David
Jun 12, 20182 min read
'What may also be going on?'
'What is really going on?' - It is the question often used in the Adaptive Leadership practice as well as in the psychodynamics...
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David
Dec 26, 20172 min read
The ‘Clash’ between Coaching and Training
I recently ran a rather typical management development program. There were a few modules in a few days. Each modules was built around...
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David
May 21, 20173 min read
Dilemma between Learning and Performance in Action Learning
[Regent Park in London, May 2017] I am an advocate on action learning, or more specifically the practice of ‘Action Reflection Learning’...
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David
Nov 30, 20161 min read
Facilitation Work as a Cover-Up
I was shown in a facilitation learning event a short video clip. It is about a retreat for 50+ people in an organisation design and...
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David
Dec 25, 20152 min read
What is really Reflection? (Cont’d)
I have further thought on this. Reflection is actually a few layers of ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ We asked ourselves...
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David
Aug 24, 20151 min read
The Art of Enrolment (Cont'd)
Here is what I see as the third key reason why enrolment is difficult. It is the nature of some topic. For some topics, its name is...
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David
Aug 17, 20152 min read
The Art of Enrolment
‘Magic happens before and after’ – What a great quote I learnt from the others. And I wrote a post on this before. The same applies to...
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David
Jun 14, 20151 min read
Further thought on Co-designing with client
I wrote about the importance in designing with a representative from the sponsor, yet maintaining adequate direct contact with the...
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David
Apr 12, 20153 min read
Learning Sustainability
Coincidentally I entered into the discussion in separate occasions with others on how to sustain the impact of learning interventions. ...
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David
Sep 18, 20142 min read
Is Training (alone) a form of Work Avoidance?
'... Beyond selection, leadership development is a line manager's daily responsibility. Training and development processes like those...
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David
May 4, 20141 min read
Lucky Me
This post is a bit dated. But I still want to post it here since it is rather significant to me. The photos were taken in Gazipur,...
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David
Feb 7, 20141 min read
Be careful about L3 and L4
A great piece of learning I got in talking to a learning / training veteran – It goes like this: Business leader: ‘I am sending people to...
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David
Dec 6, 20131 min read
Adaptive Leadership
The more I thought and talked about it, the more I like and respect this concept. I have gained new insights in the Oct HK workshop: · ...
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David
Sep 25, 20132 min read
Immunity to Change
It is beautiful! ... if you ask me how I feel about overall Immunity to Change (ITC) approach. I have recently attended a workshop on...
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David
May 28, 20131 min read
London Experience
I had a great workshop in London. A really good one! First, the learners are great. They are mature yet with high intellectual...
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David
Feb 9, 20132 min read
The Paradox of Confidence and Vulnerability
This is another interesting insight from my 2012 experience. Vulnerability First, let me talk about vulnerability. This could mean...
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David
Jan 26, 20131 min read
Staying Real
I am happy how the Singapore Dec workshop turned out. I had been worried about it quite a lot. It was a pilot program for a group of...
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