Claire Maxwell returns to role as Oasis Associate Director
It feels strange to be marking the occasion of Claire stepping out of the directors group, especially as she is not retiring, not 'leaving' Oasis.
Blog
Latest news, blog posts and articles written by Oasis co-directors and associates. Topics include peer working, collaboration, leadership, organisational development, resilience and wellbeing.
Boosting activity with the Elympics
One of the benefits of being in the Yorkshire Resilience and Wellbeing Network is sharing ideas. We love it when we hear the different ways members have been experimenting with improving resilience and wellbeing at work.
21-day challenge – how did it go?
The first RAW 21 day challenge finished on 11 April and I really enjoyed taking part. It was also great to hear from a couple of RAW members what they found and learned through this challenge.
An organic and realistic process for learning
Learning with Oasis can happen on open programmes – or in-house in your own organisation.
Super-Vision
We recognise that as one-to-one developers, supervision, or ‘Super-Vision’, provides a rich and fertile ground for exploration, self-understanding and growth.
Conscious Leadership – Panacea or Pitfall?
What makes a great leader? Charisma, a compelling vision, the ability to carry others along with you? These are the usual characteristics identified - in as many variations as there are management gurus selling their wares in the bazaar of leadership.
Lighting the fire of leadership
'Oasis lights my fire,’ is how global leadership guru Warren Bennis described our work. We have been developing leaders and leaderful behaviours since the 1980s.
Change, Resilience and the Initiating Power of ‘Hello’
The Chinese symbol for ‘crisis’ combines two elements – one meaning ‘danger’ and the other ‘opportunity’.
What does a real leader need to understand?
We live in turbulent times. At this point in history, potentially more than at any other, we need leaders who are able to work with that turbulence.
Walking the Fine Line between Creating Change and Losing your Job
As well as learning by doing, reflection is a key source of wisdom.