Transforming systems : Old habits die hard
“We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier that way but, of course, all nonsense. The right way… to think about the pattern which connects is to think of it as… a dance of interacting parts…”
Getting curious about resilience : perfect imperfections
“The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong at the broken places.“ Ernest Hemingway It isn’t always about just getting your head down and doing it. One of the things I heard the most when I was growing up was ‘where does it hurt?’, with my father pointing to his head as if to […]
Opportunity knocks: connecting people and the system
“Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it.” George Bernard Shaw In today’s world, we spend so much time thinking and working in our bubbles – whether that bubble is a team, a silo, a site, a family – that this construct is cutting off the diversity from outside these system boundaries. The zoom in / […]
From weakness to wisdom…
“Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power but only a powerful man can lead without wisdom.” Mark B. Cohen How many times have we heard that a leader must know and control everything in order to deliver powerfully in their system? With the onset […]
Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Suzie Lewis – Managing Director at Transform for Value
Suzie is Managing Director at Transform for Value, Podcast host of “Let’s talk Transformation” podcasts and an Executive coach. Susie spent almost two decades at Airbus – holding various senior roles, from digital transformation, Head of leadership learning, and head of diversity & inclusion. Suzie describes her quest is to constantly bridge the gap between […]
The unfinished symphony of business
“The conductor of the orchestra doesn’t make a sound. They depend, for their power, on their ability to make other people powerful.” Benjamin Zander I can still remember the first time I ever played in an orchestra: it was daunting, exciting and humbling all at the same time, I was apprehensive yet curious. What if […]
Design for Inclusion with Suzie Lewis
Suzie was the featured speaker at Serenity in Leadership’s second dialogue/webinar where she explored how she sees the crucial importance of consciously and thoroughly designing an organisation to be inclusive and the benefits this will engender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64W0HVG6p4