ENGAGEMENT
Published: 3rd December, 2021

In this webinar (see the recording below) we explored using the BIG PICTURE® Digital Board in conjunction with an exciting technique known as SOAR. SOAR is an acronym for Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results. While the technique has been designed for strategy interventions it is equally at home in other areas of concern or that [...]
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Published: 1st October, 2021

In this webinar we explored what it is that managers need to learn to better manage their staff. The State Of The Global Workplace 2021 Report (Gallup) showed that 80% of employees are not engaged or are actively disengaged. In Western Europe, employee engagement sits at 11%. Scary numbers. The same report showed that negative [...]
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Published: 20th September, 2021

We discussed the important topic of “Time to Regenerate” setting this out as a proposition as well as a critical question. We squared the circle – how can we reconcile the extremely low levels of understanding of strategy in most firms with the extraordinarily low levels of employee engagement? Can we do something about this? [...]
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Published: 20th August, 2021

Has the buzz of the high street gone forever? 50% don’t feel the need to visit the high Street due to the ease of online shopping; 25% feel safe enough to venture out to retail and hospitality outlets at the moment; 25% have even gone as far as stating cutting hair at home is safest; [...]
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Published: 12th July, 2021

The term “momentum” is often heard in sports commentary. In basketball the “hot hand” describes a player who just can’t seem to miss and makes several consecutive shots. The football team that has the “momentum” usually ends up as the victorious party. In Physics and Architecture it's a cornerstone defined as the ability of an [...]
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Published: 28th June, 2021

Be a part of our conversation where Learning Lead Bev Holden shares a recent experience using BIG PICTURE® to discover the learning need rather than guessing or attempting to impose learning on an audience. Following on from our last Learning session around curiosity this is about discovery (of Learning Needs Analysis). If you’re wanting to [...]
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Published: 14th June, 2021

The term may not be that familiar to you, ‘Anywhere Organisation’ however the indications are of a direction of travel towards your people working from anywhere and similarly your customers buying from a range of geographical locations. Whether you choose it be this way a lot of the developments in recent years suggest we think [...]
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Published: 17th May, 2021

So with spring in the air (in the northern hemisphere at least) people are watching their respective Government’s ‘roadmaps out of Covid-19 lockdown’ closely, anxious to ensure children’s return to school is secured, social contact is resumed, more recreational and associated activities are opened, travel (within the country) is relaxed, non-essential retail is opened, people [...]
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Published: 3rd May, 2021

An already large and growing industry has many changes afoot. This is a demonstration of how we can use the BIG PICTURE® Board to rally around a conversation in this case plotting the transition towards the 2030 target. We were ready with our Challenge Symbols for this one! An example being the need to invest [...]
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Published: 19th April, 2021
To Engage and Collaborate for Outcomes requires a straighforward language. In this session we demonstrate several 'icebreaker' techniques to impart the knowledge of the Symbols and the Board. These facilitate incredibly engaging conversation in organisations just like yours or those of your clients. We’ll help you and your colleagues become familiar with the approach to [...]
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