I had great plans for 2020 but when Covid hit, like so many others I had to regroup. Since March, I’ve learned so much but I’ve distilled all that education into six key things that I’m going to take forward into 2021, all with the aim of making big change better for people. What have been your takeaways from this very odd year?
Read MoreBook review - The Promise That Changes Everything
When we interrupt people when they’re speaking, we interrupt their thinking and so ultimately, their intelligence. This book is packed with examples of the impact that interruption can have and why good listening is so important.
Read MoreFive reminders from the other side of the world on how clear communication in times of change, can make all the difference
From my experience of communicating through any form of change, clarity in the messages we share and the way we share them, really makes all the difference,. Being clear helps people better understand what’s happening, what they need to do and what things mean for them. A recent example shared by my stepdaughter in New Zealand has been a timely reminder of how communicating clearly can make all the difference.
Read MoreBook Review The thought-provoking, ‘From what is, to what if’, Rob Hopkins
With Earth Day in mind and following last month’s imagination-focused book review (link back), I was keen to keep the theme of imagination going. This lovely book features some hugely thought-provoking ideas and approaches to how we can better use imagination, a uniquely human skill in remaking our societies. Hopkins shows us how we can imagine a better world and make it happen, which I, for one, would love to see as an outcome of our life-changing experiences of COVID-19. If we want to change for the better, there’s some brilliant examples in here that might just help us all.
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