Prose & Passion: Inspiring and sustaining leadership
April 27th, 2011 // 10:31 pm @ Alastair Wyllie
Recently, I was asked to contribute to a book with the working title of Prose and Passion: Inspiring and sustaining leadership — a book written by everyday people practising everyday leadership. The editor asked for an example of a book, poem, film, speech, painting, quote, story or person who continues to inspire and sustain my […]
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Ethics and Morals and Cultural Values
February 12th, 2011 // 6:27 pm @ Alastair Wyllie
Inspired and infuriated in equal measure by this week’s Moral Maze (BBC Radio 4, 9 February 2011) on Multiculturalism — a fact that is indicative of just how good the programme is — I have been reflecting on two aspects of the discussion that were, to my way of thinking, conspicuous by their absence — […]
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Identifying, Analysing And Influencing Trust
January 15th, 2011 // 2:53 pm @ Alastair Wyllie
“it is crucial for managers to develop a better understanding of trust and how to manage it. Fortunately, 50 years of research in social psychology has shown that trust isn’t magically created. When people choose to trust, they have gone through a decision-making process — one involving factors that can be identified, analysed and influenced.” […]
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Appreciative Inquiry
January 15th, 2011 // 2:53 pm @ Alastair Wyllie
What is Appreciative Inquiry? Universal approach — suitable for small and large group interventions Promotes positive thinking, motivation and collaboration Creates common ownership of current issues and future potential Maximises the learning of the whole system Although Appreciative Inquiry is universal in its approach, it is often used as a large group intervention method to […]
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Selecting and Developing an Effective International and Multicultural Team
January 15th, 2011 // 2:35 pm @ Alastair Wyllie
Building a team of people from different cultural backgrounds presents a variety of challenges. So, too, is the requirement for effective performance and appropriate professional behaviours in an international context equally challenging. The requirement to participate in multicultural workgroups in international settings is increasing, and requires assessment and support for the development of appropriate competencies. […]
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TA, Consultancy and the Scope for Intervention and Change
January 15th, 2011 // 6:36 am @ Alastair Wyllie
Frames of Reference The term Frame of Reference is used (Schiff et al., 1975) in Transactional Analysis (TA) to describe what is understood and held in mind as the basis for related communication, interaction and relationship. The sum of our experiences, beliefs and expectations determines what we see and how we see it — and, […]
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