by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 1, 2024 | NHS, Change Management, Community & Social Challenges, Health and Wellbeing, Social Change, Social Innovation, Social Innovation
It is not ‘The NHS’, it is ‘Our NHS’. The relationship between the NHS and the society it serves is one of deep interdependence. When people talk about the NHS as a separate thing they are ignoring its and our health is dependent on each other. The phrase “our...
by John-Paul Crofton | Sep 8, 2024 | diversity, Change Management, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Impact
For many organisations, diversity has become a buzzword. The reality of organisational diversity is that it is often reduced to a box ticking exercise. While businesses and media are eager to showcase diverse representation, diversity is often mistaken as simply...
by John-Paul Crofton | Sep 6, 2024 | Change Management, Community & Social Challenges, Leadership & Decision Making, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Social Impact
It’s one thing to want to make your organisation diverse it’s another thing to do it. Our recruitment process discriminates at every stage against diversity. Whilst we talk about making our organisations more diverse, our main tool for change prevents diversity by...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 27, 2024 | Leadership & Decision Making, Change Management, Complete Guides, Creativity & Innovation, Fundamentals, Learning, Problem Solving & Decision Making
The edge of possible is an approach that unlocks new opportunities for individuals and organisations. Whilst empowering us to navigate challenges with agility. It also breaks us out of cycles of fixing problems. Encouraging us to recognise and seize the opportunities...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 24, 2024 | Change Management, Engagement, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Purpose & Wellbeing
What kills the performance of teams? Why is it that teams of excellent people can massively underperform? IntroductionA Team of Excellent Individuals Can Still be Poor PerformersFear and Team PerformanceThe Problem with Facing Your Fears.Unconscious...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 19, 2024 | Change Management, Engagement, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Tools For Change
Why do we have comfort zones? For us all to have them they must have a strong evolutionary purpose. We can find that in the science of ecological niches. This approach can give us a fresh perspective on resistance to social change and how we can make it more easier...