It takes humility to consider information that contradicts your opinions. You're willing to concede that you might be wrong. It takes curiosity to actively seek evidence that challenges your views. You're eager to find out if you might be wrong.

In a world that is less about hierarchy & more about collective sharing, communities of practice are playing an increasingly important role. As leaders of change, we need to be able to convene, lead, collaborate & get results through CoP's: op.europa.eu/webpub/jrc/com… TY EngagedOrgs

You live in #Brussels or nearby, & want to help those combating Russian invasion of #Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian people? You can bring warm clothes, dry or canned food, blankets and items for kids & babies 24/7 @ the 🇺🇦 embassy: av. A. Lancaster 30, Uccle #StandWithUkraine

Pleased 2 reach out w/ our European Commission EU_ScienceHub #communitiesofpractice methodology & practices to ILEAnet, #EUResearch initiative where communities of researchers& practitioners on law enforcement were key! How can they become sustainable after #EU funding?

⁦ILEAnet⁩ final hybrid workshop ( what an amazing experience!, thank U) confirms our own practice documented in op.europa.eu/webpub/jrc/com… that the online is not the panacea for engaged #communitiesofpractice - a mix of F2F, phone calls & online support is needed!

“Coming together is really the new way of working” / “#communitiesofpractice are the seedbed from which we grow excellence” in our practice - cannot help quoting Rut Erdelyi and Jon Hall ILEAnet final workshop after years of research & practice

We cannot build communities (including leadership communities in systems) faster than the speed of trust: 1) Transformation happens at the speed of relationships 2)Trust builds a stable core 3) Trusted relationships are a huge source of energy: medium.com/together-insti… By Fabian Pfortmüller

It's great to have some face to face & hybrid workshops & learning sessions again. But we must do them in a different way. We should light candles: create opportunities for people to discuss, share & learn together, not fill buckets: talk at people for hours. Tx Beth Tener

You don't need people in the office every day. The evidence is clear: hybrid work boosts productivity, creativity, well-being, & retention. Great collaborations don't involve constant contact. They alternate between deep work and bursts of interaction. tedtalks.social/WLAdam

New research:"belonging" is the force that has the most impact on change being successfully delivered. Many people affected by change feel a sense of "un-belonging". Stewarding through this is a key element of successfully leading change: hbr.org/2022/08/how-to… V @deborahrowland

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" sends the wrong message about work. We should teach kids that who you are is more than what job you do. Work is an activity—it doesn't have to define your identity. A healthy sense of self is rooted in character, not career choice.

Indeed, I keep preaching and practising asynchronous working but it is so hard to unlearn the meetings habit

This year marks 33 years since the fall of the communist dictatorship in 🇷🇴RO, after a revolution that transformed the future of our country and set it firmly on its 🇪🇺European & Euroatlantic path. We honour those who were lost in the fight for #liberty & #democracy.

Q4: I adapted this list from John Bessant. It sums up beautifully the actions and behaviours that we see in those who are brilliant leaders of improvement, across teams and systems #LeadingQI #QIHour

We spend a lot of time trying to solve problems, when we don't really understand the nature of the problem in the first place. As a result, we may implement solutions that fail because they don't address the underlying issues. So this resource "The Problem Framing Canvas" from

A philosophy that's served me well over the years is "always assume that other people are acting with a positive intent". That's why Hanlon's Razor is such a useful mental model. It states "never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect." Other

Learning & change are deeply connected. Successful change requires continuous learning within an organisation or system, yet we often don't think enough about the fundamental nature of learning within our change processes. So here are seven "guiding principles for accelerated

Change is changing & our methods need to change too. In health & care, Gantt charts are the dominant method for managing projects. Yet in other sectors, there's a big shift away from them. As change gets more complex, project timelines get shorter & more changes & pivots are

Increasingly as leaders of change we work with & through community. We can define this as groups of people with shared interests, held together by a sense of connection & mutual support. Leaders in this area talk about "community weaving" rather than "community building" as you

"We aren't currently facing a "disengagement crisis" at work. What we're really facing is a mattering deficit". Mattering is knowing we’re significant to our leaders & key members of our group. When we experience mattering, we flourish - we’re more motivated & persistent &