This post focuses on how evaluating change and change agency debates lost their way. Three frames for thinking about these debates are introduced and differentiated.
How Studying Organizational Change Lost Its Way
Autumnal walking in Friston Forest, Seven Sisters Country Park (near Seaford)
In this post, I share some photographs and thoughts on a very enjoyable walk through wonderful Friston Forest.
The House of Love (Guy Chadwick) and Pete Astor (The Loft, Weather Prophets): Live Review, Brighton Concorde2, 23/09/22
A wet Brighton evening brightened up by the wonderful music of Guy Chadwick and Pete Astor and their respective bands. Playing classics from the House of Love and the Weather Prophets past and more recent material. A chance to reflect and reminisce on what a long strange trip it has been.
The Dark Side of Leading Change
Leadership has been described as a seduction. A counterbalance to this seduction is more open acknowledgement and discussion about the dark side of leading change. I highlight how academics encouraged coercive persuasion, manipulation and aggression in the development of leadership. Rather than practices to be avoided, these developments were seen as beneficial even integral to what was being prescribed.
Moai goes to the Seaside
On a sunny Saturday morning (21st May 2022) Moai and I went on a trip to the Saltdean seafront. We both enjoyed ourselves and we hope you enjoy the photos from our little adventure.
A Practical Guide to End of Life Care (Edited by Clair Sadler) A Book Review
An appreciative book review of A Practical Guide to End-of-Life Care edited by my sister Clair Sadler.
Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado Live Review – Brighton Dome 25/02/22
My review of the Stewart Lee - Snowflake/Tornado tour he performed at the Brighton Dome on the 18th February 2020 and on the 25th February 2022.
Take the High Road (STV) – A Guilty Pleasure
As a teenager in the eighties one of my guilty pleasures was watching a Scottish soap opera – Take the High Road on daytime television. It is accessible again, decades later and just as pleasurable.
Woodland decay 