Blog | Gardeners not Mechanics

Jun 24
3 min

Change Management lessons from terrorist interrogators

Even when you take an inclusive approach to change, you may encounter individuals or groups whose positions seem intractably opposed to y...

Gary Lloyd

May 14
2 min

How not to prepare for a return to work

In my previous post, I listed the ten elements of gardening, that help to effect sustainable change. Little did I know that the UK's Prim...

Gary Lloyd

May 4
2 min

Ten ways to cultivate change

We live and work within ecosystems, not machines. Thus, if you want to make a sustainable change, you are more likely to succeed if you t...

Five steps to effective decision making in an organisational ecosystem

Gary Lloyd

Apr 3
3 min

Five steps to effective decision making in an organisational ecosystem

For the last few weeks, here in the UK, government ministers have promised to increase the number of COVID-19 tests. However, despite pro...

5 lessons COVID-19 can teach us about change at work

Gary Lloyd

Mar 27
2 min

5 lessons COVID-19 can teach us about change at work

I used to have to make the case that organisations, and the world of work, are more like ecosystems than machines. That no longer seem to...

How gardening might have saved J C Penney

Gary Lloyd

Mar 18
5 min

How gardening might have saved J C Penney

On the day that J.C. Penny announced Ron Johnson as their new CEO, their stock price rose 17%. Penny board member Bill Ackman, whose hedg...

How mechanics created China's demographic time-bomb

Gary Lloyd

Mar 10
2 min

How mechanics created China's demographic time-bomb

12% of China's population is over 60. By 2050 it will rise to 34%. Deutsche Bank calculates a pension shortfall in trillions of dollars. ...

Gary Lloyd

Feb 29
1 min

Think like a gardener

Sustainable change is elusive. Whether it's as significant as Brexit, or as personal as finding a job you love, the obstacles are surpris...

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