The Art of Contemplation: A storytelling perspective

Written by Stuart Haden on August 7, 2024

The opening lines of this 8 minute read drew me in immediately…

“Allow yourself to think differently about leadership for a moment, and imagine that the issue is not what you know but instead how you know.”

Posted by Cranfield School of Management, they quicky define the art of contemplation as…

“As a leader, it is impossible to make sense of intellectual, emotional and visceral intelligence connections without resorting to the ‘inward gaze’ of contemplation.”

The article introduces the concepts of making meaning

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Accountability vs. Psychological Safety with Dr. Amy Edmondson

Written by Stuart Haden on August 1, 2024

Provoking start to this podcast where Dr David Rock questions the need to shift (post pandemic) from Psychological Safety to a greater focus on performance and accountability.

Whist I’ve done a load of work on accountability I was reminded that there are stigmas attached to the word (e.g. you need to be held accountable for that), as well the empowering intentions.

But of course this isn’t a question of either or, it’s 2 dimensional…

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