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It is with great sadness that we let you know that Judi Steel has decided to resign from Oasis due to her continued ill health. We greatly value Judi’s dedication to her work and to Oasis over the last eight years, the relationships she has created with practitioners as well as with organisations. Judi consistently [...]
April 10th 2012 Read full articleFull details of the Odyssey programme in July are now available on the Public Programmes page of the website. About the Programme In a world that has become so centred on the individual, who would guess that the form of the epic, a canvas so large, its roots so ancient, could reveal great insight into [...]
April 4th 2012 Read full articleSupport for Zena’s decision to lead organisational transition – always developing herself and others. Zena’s message followed by Nick’s reflections on Zena’s tremendous contribution as she steps down as a co-director of Oasis to respond to an invitation to be Chief Executive Director for Hospice Africa Uganda. From Zena: My time with Oasis in all [...]
April 3rd 2012 Read full articleOasis co-director Claire Maxwell was recently invited to Pakistan to explore Whole Person Learning with the University of Management and Technology, Lahore. UMT has been part of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative and Mohammad Nazim, who is responsible for Leadership on the Bachelor and Masters programmes, is interested in furthering links with Oasis. Following a [...]
April 3rd 2012 Read full articleFew have close friendships through their working life that last over 25 years. People leave jobs, move house, step away. Sometimes in family businesses or small entities that are built on deep commitments and longevity, and even in some large organisations that have developed life-long career opportunities, such friendships can happen. So often structures are [...]
April 2nd 2012 Read full articleA two-day programme at Oasis facilitated by Nick Ellerby and Mario van Boeschoten, exploring the nature and role of our temperaments. Sixteen folk gathered over two days to explore the inner and outer aspects of our temperaments. The first day focused on diagnosing the temperaments using story, movement and colour. There was a rich diversity of [...]
March 19th 2012 Read full articleA new video has been added to the Resources section of the site. Katy Squire, Communications Manager at Bettys & Taylors Group, talks about the leadership development programme RASCAL, which Oasis has developed in partnership with the group. She talks about the impact of the programme on her work, including practical ways it has helped [...]
March 13th 2012 Read full article“What is the narrative of origins? It is the narrative of interiority and authenticity. It is not a narrative of the object; it is a narrative of the possessor.” (Susan Stewart, On Longing, Duke University Press, 2007) Why do we collect souvenirs to remind us of times and places gone by? Why are we attached [...]
March 5th 2012 Read full articleMany of us, perhaps too few, consciously tend our story, finding ourselves in situations that call us to be more of who we are in order to take a further step or write a new chapter or simply get through. Are you engaged with your own journey, exploring its challenges and creating opportunities? This three-day [...]
March 2nd 2012 Read full articleHow often do I hide my discomforts or fears, rather than voice the emerging question arising in me? How often do I quieten my authentic inner voice and allow another part of myself to offer a quick answer… blah, blah, blah… or follow a known solution… busy, busy, busy? If I have a hard time [...]
February 29th 2012 Read full article