Author Archives: Laurel
Thinking More About Leadership
Recent events in an organisation I am only too familiar with have again set me thinking about leadership and the need to develop leaders who are empathic, emotionally intelligent and who recognise the worth and importance of the people within … Continue reading
Leadership Workshop
IMPACT Influencing, Mastering Power, Authority, Control, Tactics a professional development opportunity We live in complex and demanding times, and demands for leaders in organisations to be skilled and respond have never been greater. Organisations are complex social and political systems. … Continue reading
3 New Workshops
Creative Cognition is offering 3 new workshops. Influencing Are you often confronted with “No” as the first answer to your ideas? The Influencing workshops can assist you in having “Yes” said more often. The workshops use metaphor drawing on Organizational … Continue reading
“No You Can’t Do That”
Recently I have been coming across people who are finding the whole notion of getting their ideas knocked back really frustrating. The RMIT students I mentor were talking about it, people who are in big organisations are describing it to … Continue reading
Organisational Culture
Last week I attended a webinar that got me thinking. The focus of the webinar was organisational culture and the relationship of Unwritten Ground Rules (UGRs) and the locus of control. UGRs according to Steve Simpson are “the way we … Continue reading
6 Thinking Hats Workshop
“A huge thanks for what was hands down the best and most practical training I have ever done. As a mediator I loved the close parallels between the hats and the various stages and foci of mediation, but even apart … Continue reading
Power of Perception Workshop
It has been said that up to 90% of the mistakes we make are not a result of poor logic, but a result of mistakes in our perception. The “Power of Perception” training will provide you with 10 simple … Continue reading
Pictures and Conversations
“and what is the use of a book” thought Alice” without pictures or conversations?” ( Lewis Carroll) Randomly coming across this quote while looking for something pithy about conversations on the web set me thinking about the linkage between pictures … Continue reading
6 Thinking Hats Workshop
People and organisations are seeking improvement and quality across many areas except that which is the most important – the quality of the way we think. If we improve the quality of our thinking the quality of the actions … Continue reading
Complexity & Marketing
I recently facilitated a workshop for a Victorian Government Department where the question was around their products and services and how they are working with their market place. We worked with the internal customers to understand their ideas and views … Continue reading