Benjamin P. Taylor

3 days ago

Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop for Change Agents

Attention Change Agents! Are you ready to join the Requisite Agility movement? The University of Brighton’s 20 years of research has revealed that agility needs to be customized and tailored to individual organizations rather than following a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. The Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop on 21–22 April 2023 is the perfect opportunity to become a founding member of this movement. Limited places are available, so act fast to secure your spot! During this two-day workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate fit-for-purpose agility and co-create essential conversations to accelerate benefits to profit, people, and planet. Use code “rawork30” for a 30% discount. Don’t miss out on this transformative opportunity! https://lnkd.in/dH4_XUkG

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Implementing Requisite Agility Workshop for Change Agents

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5 days ago

How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_how-do-you-cope-when-theres-a-sudden-release-activity-7041677935501586432-ahks How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated workshop?

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How do you cope when there’s a sudden release of strong emotions in a meeting or facilitated…

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Mar 8

Which horse are you backing to bring us creativity, innovation, and productivity in the future?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: What do you think is the future of organisational transformation?https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_opex-process-summit-hamburg-activity-7039142330162946048-f-Ho From Frederick Taylor’s The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 to The Machine That Changed The World in 1990, the 20th Century was one of relentless focus on — and evolution of — operational excellence.

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Mar 6

Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity

LinkedIn is now doing banal AI-generated articles on a range of ‘business’ topics and inviting ‘experts’ to ‘contribute’, within pre-defined subsections. They’re so far off the mark that they’re not even wrong. They make sweeping generalizations and provide trite advice that is completely disconnected from the real world of business…

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Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity

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Mar 6

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world®

I mentioned this once on twitter, it’s an interesting story Today, David Ing liked a post from Ken Homer on LinkedIn, which put it in my timeline: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenhomer_margaret-meades-quote-with-the-correct-annotations-activity-7036514068446220288-lN_t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop It features this image: My response: To add some much-needed annotations 😉 The original quote (which she may or may not have said) is of course trademarked

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world®

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Mar 2

How do organisations keep on keeping on?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: How do organisations keep on keeping on? When we know how many terrible flaws they have, and we know better theories of leadership, management, adaptation? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-bumblebee-staggers-on-anyway-activity-7036970921433198592-zieX If you spend much time in #TPOLI (This Part Of LinkedIn), you’ll find no shortage of trenchant criticisms of…

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Feb 22

What do you do when you don’t have enough people for the jobs?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_new-language-for-a-new-world-activity-7034061530304290816-knK9 Have you seen any of these in your sector? The response of my #localgovernment client as we approach the 14th straight year of austerity was to turn to #innovation For a new approach to #management and #humanresources, we lifted concepts from a wide range…

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What do you do when you don’t have enough people for the jobs?

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Feb 8

What are your top tips for using consultants?

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_consultants-projectmanagement-innovation-activity-7029005980143132673-edll What are your top tips for using consultants? Whether it’s for project management, innovation, implementation of technology, or management development, most organisations procure and manage consultants ‘sub-optimally’. As a consultant of nearly 20 years’ experience, here are my tips:

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What are your top tips for using consultants?

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Feb 1

New philosophy of business

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_business-innovation-management-activity-7026446041637871616-AD-O The time is surely right for a new philosophy of #business — but, I mean, really new. In business: · ‘Moats’ are bad. · ‘Blue ocean’ is bad. · ‘Defensibility’ is bad. No company should have monopoly or monopsony power, no company should be…

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Feb 1

Why the Future Leaders Scheme (FLS) fails — and what to do about it

Nour Sidawi

You asked for my reflections, so I thought I’d give them here.

You asked for my reflections, so I thought I’d give them here. First, you’re clear how important this is and how much it’s hurting you, and why you are open about it and how hard that was. That’s important for others to hear, as much as the message. You’re noting…

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