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How do we communicate and bring senior team leaders along on a journey of change?

Leave a Comment / Fear, Internal Communication, Leadership / By Jenni Field

Organisational change is something we frequently support clients with and we’re often asked about how best to communicate change effectively and bring people along on the journey. In our recent Reality check research into the issues and chaos affecting organisations and teams, respondents had the opportunity to ask any burning questions. Several of the questions …

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How to avoid team friction – from poles apart to pulling together

Leave a Comment / Culture, Employee Engagement, Fear, Internal Communication, Leadership / By Jenni Field

“We have to allow ourselves to be prepared to be convinced by opposing arguments. We must revisit conclusions as we receive new and relevant information, actively look for reasons why we might be wrong, and focus on understanding rather than winning”. We must focus on understanding, rather than winning. I think this is the biggest …

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Ambiguity, resilience, and the Stockdale Paradox

Leave a Comment / Fear, Industry, Leadership, Learning, Training / By Jenni Field

“You need to get comfortable with ambiguity” was what my old boss told me. I really struggled with this, partly because the ambiguity was everywhere, and nothing seemed to make sense: from the strategic narrative to the organisational structure. Since I had this conversation I have read and researched more into how we work as …

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How to return to the workplace (or not) – in a post-COVID world

Leave a Comment / Culture, Employee Engagement, Fear, Industry, Internal Communication, Leadership, The Field Model™ / By Chloe Michel

This article is a snippet from the Inspiring Workplaces eBook, which is packed with lots of suggestions from the top 101 influencers. Jenni was asked to contribute and she talks about the fact that hybrid isn’t new; people have been working flexibly for years and there are millions of workers who serve on the frontline …

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How fear and culture will impact hybrid working

Leave a Comment / Culture, Fear, Internal Communication, Leadership, Learning, Strategy, The Field Model™ / By Jenni Field

In February I wrote about hybrid working and asked if the term is a red herring for leaders. In the blog I said: “So rather than getting caught up in the latest buzzword of hybrid organisations, can we focus instead on the need for flexibility. Flexibility that reflects the reality of life today. A way …

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Trust and narrowing the say-do gap

Leave a Comment / Employee Engagement, Fear, Leadership / By Chloe Michel

How often do you say you’re going to do something and then put it on the backburner? Here, Chloe Michel, marketing specialist, and part of the Redefining Communications collective discusses the say-do gap and what we can do to narrow it. With so many deadlines, conflicting demands and constantly changing circumstances, the say-do gap – …

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