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A guest blog by Raymy Boyle I think it was the week beginning 13th March when it happened, although familiarity has blurred the days! We were all beginning to realise the true extent of the coronavirus, the schools would close…

Guest blog by Sam Pringle This was the theme of todays poem at a weekly mindfulness group I have joined with Connect Mindfulness. I join Veronica every Monday and Friday – well not every Friday and Monday because I don’t…

Guest blog by Justine Murray  Image: Saltire and Sunset over Anstruther Harbour, Fife Hi there, I’m Justine and one of my favourite ways to relax and be mindful is taking photos of what I see around me.  What does mindfulness…

Guest Blog by Denise Langan Undoubtedly it’s one of the most challenging times that we have all been through. We’re forced to adopt a new way of living in recent months owing to coronavirus. Nearly 1/3 of the world population…

In our previous blog post, we talked about how we can keep connected while social distancing.  One of the suggestions was to take your online meeting outside.  In this post, we are going to build on this by introducing you…

Guest Blog by Paul Gorman, from Hidden Giants. Find this blog article on the Hidden Giants' website here. It probably took me ‘til Wednesday to figure out no matter how many 6am runs I did, I had to address some…

Blog by Keira Oliver, Collective Leadership for Scotland Like many others, I often start a presentation, workshop or piece of writing with “we live in unprecedented times of change.”  That statement, which I used only last week, seems too tame…

By Janet Whitley It can sometimes be difficult to think of the most appropriate name to describe a piece of work which is cross-cutting and complex.  My experience of working in support of change in complex systems across public services…

Reflections on our Perseverance event with Margaret Wheatley How do we persevere in times like ours, when nothing is clear and everything keeps changing? How do we stand our ground when the only constant is our values, beliefs and mindsets?…

The Dialogue Community of Practice offers Core Concepts training, where we focus on Dialogic Principles. Dialogue is an effective way to hold discussions and approach difficult situations in the workplace. It can help to get to the root of complex…