Mar 11, 2022so you thought that common sense would soon be taking over again? you were wrong.1021Francis LalemanFrancis, I cried reading this.Francis, I cried reading this. Thank you for your depth of research, and the strength of your compassion. I feel you, and I feel for the lost souls of this war, of all war. Some good friends have suddenly cast me as an enemy because I refuse to see Putin…1 min read1 min read
Nov 21, 2021John, the Word and New PhysicsIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us — John 1:1,14a In the opening line of the Old Testament we read, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” [1]…Christianity2 min readChristianity2 min read
Nov 19, 2021Binarism and the Loss of Nuance“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” — Niels Bohr “A thing can be a thing and also not a thing, you know.” —Daniel José Older I barely read the news, and never the…Transgender6 min readTransgender6 min read
Jun 13, 2021I shall not wantThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the…Psalm 233 min readPsalm 233 min read
Mar 2, 2021The Pattern of Story“And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.” — Joshua 3:17 The Exodus begins with Moses parting…Bible2 min readBible2 min read
Feb 7, 2021Leviticus and homosexualityThou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination // If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. — Leviticus 18:22, 20:13 …Leviticus2 min readLeviticus2 min read
Published in Agile & Change·Dec 11, 2018On Psychological SafetyI’ll start by saying that I’m using the term “psychological safety” as it is currently used in today’s corporate world, not as described by Amy Edmundson. [1] In today’s workplace it has come to mean “comfortable”, “risk averse” or just “nice”. It is now consultant-speak, yet another way for consultants…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Jun 5, 2018Waking up“A person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.” ― Christine de Pizan I’m not much of a consultant these days, at least not to organisations. For the past two years I’ve rarely crossed the thresholds of corporate UK, being very selective in…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Nov 4, 2017Faith at WorkReligion is a private thing, and should be kept out of the workplace. I received this response, in one form or another, when I offered “Old Testament Prophet” as a metaphor for a particular change agent role in organisational transformation. Needless to say, the metaphor was misunderstood. My critics assumed…Faith5 min readFaith5 min read
Jul 28, 2017Grass Roots LeadershipThe act of reinventing organisations requires much more than coaches, consultants, change managers, strategies, plans, road maps and goals. In fact, it might be said that all these things perpetuate the status quo. Deep, resonant change in corporations requires a change of heart from the inside, from the grass roots…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
