Moving from "I" to "us"...and challenging the naturalness of hierarchy. An exploration of the complicated relationship between the individual and the collective...and an acknowledgment of the productive interrelatedness that underscores that connection. radicalod.org/2023/07/11/sta…

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How best might we develop leadership? As part of a personal commitment to criticality, reflexivity, and ethics, I’ve gone back to first principles in this piece for People Management to explore “leadership” and “development” in the corporate environment. peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/183365…

While the inquiry will doubtless run to script - and advance some bureaucratic agenda - the need remains for an honest exploration of the experiences of everyone involved in the Letby case...and what took place in the systemic interconnections of that widest range of agents.

We’re reading this great collection of essays on the history of workers control. It draws from a wide variety of different periods and instances of workers taking back control of their work. 🔧⚙️

Helen Bevan ♿️🏳️‍🌈Cristina Serrão she/her 🇪🇺🇵🇹🇸🇳🇬🇼 If you're interested in leading without hierarchical authority, do join us for this Zoom about 'Systems Convening', with the authors of the book about this crucial form of leadership, Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner: q.health.org.uk/event/systems-…

Voice and silence is so often determined by our circumstances, by the labels applied to us and the context in which we find ourselves. radicalod.org/2023/12/07/wor…

I'm running the Unpacking Power workshop again three times early in 2024. Details via the links... Tuesday 6 February 2024, 0930-1230: eventbrite.com/e/776292500767… Wednesday 13 March 2024, 1330-1630: eventbrite.com/e/776332731097… Thursday 25 April 2024, 0930-1230: eventbrite.com/e/776334014937…

Loving quiz and game shows as I do, here are some observations I feel moved to make in light of two formats that I have viewed recently - and the lessons they might contain for people looking to lead in corporate life radicalod.org/2023/12/18/lea…

We rarely speak about power in the workplace, despite this being a realm where its presence is profoundly felt. These sessions offer insight into ways of thinking about power in this context and space for us to consider our individual and collective experience of it.

Radical OD is offering events with John Higgins over the coming months for NHS people. We'll be looking at how OD can assert itself better in health care...and how we can best navigate (and change) the politics of the NHS. Details via this link... linkedin.com/posts/mark-col…

I'm hosting Unpacking Power 2024 #1. Make sure to attend it on February 6. linkedin.com/events/unpacki…

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Thoughts about how anarchism might offer us a different and positive sort of lens through which to view health and social care in terms of the challenges and ambitions that currently exist in that sector.

How can we work together to dismantle corporate dictatorship and challenge the neo-feudalism that can be seen in our relationships within hierarchy in the contemporary workplace? radicalod.org/2024/03/20/cor…

Seems fair to me.

A perspective on how structural and systemic working practices are impacted by crises, such as the pandemic...and how we might capitalise on these instances to support people to surface, transfer and apply their learning on a business-as-usual basis. integratedcarejournal.com/making-sense-o…