Blog posts about Workforce Scotland
Blog by Janet Whitley, Team Lead for Collective Leadership for Scotland A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed as part of the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector series: Our World Re-Imagined-Big Ideas for a…
Read More Interview with Our World Re-Imagined-Big Ideas for a Better Future
A response to the Facilitation Thought Piece, Guest blog by Sarah Taylor Introduction We are living in a world that appears to grow in complexity by the day. The challenges we face are multi-layered, continually evolving and ambiguous. It is…
Many colleagues will be aware that the Collective Leadership for Scotland Covid Response was the rapid development and delivery of the One Thing at a Time Programme, offered from April to June as an opportunity for connection and learning in…
Thought Piece Mini-Series - Part 1 Introduction For a long time we have struggled to articulate the process of facilitation that we believe to be important when working with collective leadership groups tackling complex issues. This art of facilitation doesn’t…
We need leaders who put service over self, who can be steadfast in crises and failures, who want to stay present and make a difference to the people, situations and causes they care about.Margaret Wheatley ('Who do we choose to…
Read More Life-affirming leadership: Developing the skills of insight and compassion
By Janet Whitley, Team Lead for Collective Leadership for Scotland Our small team works to develop leadership practice around complex issues, recognising the critical importance of working collectively in pursuit of complex outcomes. In more normal circumstances, we are out…
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…
