by Martyn Lowesmith | Feb 2, 2021 | Community, inclusion of diversity, Organisational Culture, Shorter read, Thoughts & reflections
Diversity, groupthink and box-ticking In the 80’s, I worked as a management consultant for one of the big global firms, consulting on cultural change. Overcoming team challenges was important and diversity was an issue then, as it is now – only it had a...
by Martyn Lowesmith | Aug 12, 2020 | inclusion of diversity, Organisational Culture, Shorter read, Thoughts & reflections
Great Teams: setting minds and souls on fire! I don’t often get to hear Pause for Thought on Radio 2, but I did catch one just before lockdown – it was Reverend Richard Coles, talking about wellbeing. Apparently, religious people enjoy better health than...
by Martyn Lowesmith | Jun 9, 2020 | Goals, inclusion of diversity, Leadership, Shorter read, Thoughts & reflections
Here’s the picture Three men are toiling in an ancient quarry, chipping away at the stone. When asked what they are doing, the first, rather morosely comes back with ”cutting out blocks of stone”. The second, working a bit more focused, replies with “getting...