By Carolyn Norgate and Sarah Fraser Will we have the courage to face into all we’ve learned? Are you and others in your organisation taking the time to notice what you learned over the past 18 months? And if so, are you facing into what that might mean: for you, for your team, for your …
By Moi Tu “I feel stuck. The odds are stacked against us.” These are recent words of a team leader, whose energy is depleted from long patient lists, frayed teams, unread inboxes and unfinished interactions with colleagues – with no satisfying closure on any of it. Welcome to a typical day in health and care? “Doing a great …
By Tony Nicholls At Mayvin, we recognise that current approaches to leadership and management development aren’t working. There are pockets of good practice, for sure. In the main, however, the quality of leadership and management capability in many organisations is not where it needs to be for an increasingly complex, rapidly changing world, where the future is even less knowable than it might …
By James Traeger Mayvin is a thought leader in organisation change, leadership and learning. We’d like to tell you what we think you might benefit from paying attention to, as 2021 turns into 2022. It is likely that, like many leaders, you are experiencing overwhelm. This may make it hard for you to have time to stand back, reflect and consider …
By Sophie Tidman When faced with a big choice, how do you make your decision? How many ‘shoulds’ and ‘musts’ appear? When I’ve coached clients, time and time again the spectre of ‘success’ looms large over any career decision. For me personally, it took a while to see how heavily loaded my definition of success had …
By Richard Hale I was delighted to host an artful knowing session with Mayvin back in May 2021, or is it artful inquiry, yes the inquiry comes before the knowing. To be slightly academic and non-artful about it for a moment, the context of my session related to my experience of developing my own practice, …
By Paul Downer and Rob Neil It was the day after the Euro Cup Final that never was for the England Football team. Oh, the Lions roared loudly, but just fell short at the very final hurdle. So, for many there was a need for an energy boost to put that result behind us. There …
By James Traeger Programme Director, Mayvin Masters in People and Organisation Development. Why do we need such a thing as a Masters in People and Organisation Development? Well, perhaps this type of learning could be worth as much as $6.5 billion dollars. To back up this seemingly ludicrous proposition, I am supported by the excellent podcast from the Science Journalist, Matthew Syed (Sideways BBC Sounds no. 11 …