The third issue of Human Insight’s Feedforward: news, developments and new thinking on business ecology, complex change, authentic leadership and visions of organisational futures.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Successful New Year from everyone at Human Insight

For a light hearted view of the festive season click here to view our Christmas Cube

Strategic Diversity – How to De-Risk Investments

 

How can investments be De-Risked? An audience of business leaders and investors at the International Conference of our partner GITP International, wanted an answer. Human Insight founder Professor Peter Robertson gave it, reporting cutting edge results into successful strategic competences.

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How Leaders Succeed

‘Understanding that an organisation is a complex living system is the first step to effective leading’. From this starting point Professor Peter Robertson develops a to-the-point summary on how business ecology transforms leadership. Read the interview, alongside the views of two other cutting–edge leadership thinkers, which was recently published in CEO Today.

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Practitioners’ Extranet Launches on January 5th

Our approach evolves as it discovers ever deeper insights on how organisations and people tick. Our base proposition, developed through 30 years research, is that organisations can be best understood as living systems. We want to engage more people with this research so they can benefit their organisations and clients. The Business Ecology Expert Practitioner Extranet launches on January 5th: a password protected area for experience exchange, Q &As, early notification of research findings and resources that will deepen all of our understanding – and improve the support we give to businesses. It will give you access to an experienced community of like-minded practitioners who can provide individual as well as community support..

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New Practical Leadership Course in Partnership with Bristol Business

Bristol Business School is partnering with Human Insight to deliver a 1 day practical course for leaders who are keen to understand how best to navigate these complex times. This one day course will take place on the 23rd January 2009 at the UWE Frenchay Campus in Bristol and will be delivered by Tim Harle. Tim is experienced in the field of leadership, having led a $100m strategic change programme for a business, which transformed itself from the worst performer in its sector to the best. Tim is an Associate of Human Insight and a Visiting Lecturer at Bristol Business School; he has contributed to three recent books on leadership. More details of the course and joining instructions are found here

ACT-cube® Made Simple

A succinct, illustrated two page introduction to the ACT-Cube appeared in People and Organisation@ Work (POW), the magazine of the Division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society. Written by Professor Peter Robertson and Professor Dr. Wouter Schoonman, an industrial psychologist, it’s ideal to get a grasp of Act-cube® basics quickly, or to brief interested potential clients

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