John Featherby

The Status Quo 21st Century Orgs Purpose is static and unchanging. Purpose likely to be evolutionary and may change over time. Purpose has probably barely been thought about until recent...

This question assumes the problems related to less popular tasks that exist within the status quo will be present within the new model. However, as C21st organisations are redesigned around trust a...

Human beings are intrinsically valuable. We need to love them. To honour them. Whilst we share a workspace we all have a duty of care to one another. For Senior Leadership, this means demonstrating...

Unfortunately, most efforts to address emotional and mental health in the workplace are focused on symptoms of stress. But this is akin to passing cold towels to someone overheating on the treadmil...

What do we mean by “culturally safe workspaces”? We are not focusing here on physical safety. The need to manage that risk is well established and well documented. What we are concerned with, is cu...

To become a purpose-led organisation we must accept that we can’t motivate people to become enthusiastic about the things we choose on their behalf (see: "What is wrong with the normal approach to ...

The presence of gratitude is a key driver of culturally healthy organisations. Research shows it operates like a gateway emotion; one which gives people the personal resource needed to work in a  h...

The nature of a working environment significantly impacts upon a workers’ ability to excel at and/or enjoy their work. We should be creating working spaces that are not designed to control or manip...

Storytelling can be encouraged in the workplace through formal practices and cultural choices. When organisations set up situations that encourage employees to share stories about themselves, story...

We are hardwired for stories and for this reason they are powerful. They help us to understand, to empathise and to persuade. They allow us to be known as people - in the workplace this means we be...