We spend most of our time on the rational ‘surface’ of our organisations. Getting things done, making decisions, responding to internal and external pressures. And most of the time this mind set gets us through. But sometimes there’s a problem that doesn’t respond to our usual approach.

Learning from experience or put more simply learning on the job is one of the most important ways in which we learn.  This is because when we learn from experience, we are dealing with the reality of our working lives rather than something which is abstract or theoretical.

…the problem is charities just can’t afford to employ consultants. That got me thinking how can I, a freelance organisational consultant address this issue. And that’s how I came up with the idea of ‘pay what you can’ consultancy.

Where and how do we have our best ideas?  Archimedes famously had his eureka moment in the bath and then ran naked through ancient Syracuse.

What is Reflective practice? Sometimes when I engage with a piece of art, listen to some music or become aware of the natural world around

Right now, the pressure on public sector organisations is intense. Many organisations will have been through several restructures aimed at making staff redundant and achieving

We often have a very individualistic way of thinking about problems in teams and organisations. Sometimes a problem can get located in one person, or

A group is a collection of people who have come together for a purpose. But in the demanding reality of organisational life, it can be

We may think that organisations are, rational, logical places and can get very disappointed when they don’t live up to these expectations. In reality organisations are profoundly human and emotional places.