Programme communications: The loose cannon

Every change/comms manager we’ve shown this picture to seems to roll over laughing … it’s obviously hit a bit of a nerve! We are currently in the process of creating a new pre-packaged Visual Dialogue “session-in-a-box” to help programme teams discuss and resolve common issues.  This picture is one of several we’ve created to help get people talking.  They draw on our own experiences of difficult situations... [Read More...]

Employee engagement: Getting on board the runaway train

This is a vote of sympathy for all of the beleaguered change managers out there working with unsympathetic programme managers! Tweet This Post Read More →

Voicing – what’s not spoken about in your organisation?

This picture was originally one of a series we have produced to visualise the key themes from Bill Isaacs’ Dialogue model, one of several dialogue models we’ve played with over the years.  This picture speaks to the theme of “Voicing”.  Here’s Isaacs’ description: To speak to your voice is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of genuine dialogue.  Speaking your voice has to do with revealing what is true... [Read More...]

Elephant Under The Table

When people become fearful of saying what really concerns them, leaders lose sight of what’s really happening in their organization and the quality of their decision-making suffers. For employees, unarticulated frustration can turn into confusion and anger that quickly creates a culture of low morale. This then manifests as apathy, resistance or even sabotage. Soon, no one wants to talk about the real issues even though they are staring everyone... [Read More...]

There’s never enough time!

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