Latest news, blog posts and articles written by Oasis co-directors and associates. Topics include peer working, collaboration, leadership, organisational development, resilience and wellbeing.
Most of us encounter periods of self-doubt. At a meeting, for example, we may hold back and not express an opinion or suggestion for fear that we might be wrong. Yet we may well find that others voice that very same view.
What is the worst thing that can happen? Can anyone die? This may seem dramatic, but in the beginning of my career that used to be a genuine question I had to consider.
It is common knowledge that first impressions count. I learned this in my teenage years. Before going on a date, I would think of the outfit for weeks; sometimes even buy a new accessory or new apparel.
Resilience is quite the buzzword at the moment. And with the floods causing devastation up and down the country this Christmas, many people have had to strongly rely on theirs.
Oasis’ Seven Stage Model has become a bible to me. I use it as a framework to design all the workshops I facilitate. Yet, recently, I fell into the trap of going too fast and not re-assessing if all the stages were complete before moving on.
Tell me what you want, what you really, really want?
How many times have we heard: “… and then something else happened.” No matter how much we plan, when it comes to implementation of plans, something else often happens.
From navigating a family Christmas to creating a successful business, to working out your next steps in life, The Seven Stage Model provides a flexible, dynamic framework for creating change and getting things done in our workplaces, our families and even in our own lives?
What are you wishing for this Christmas? What new resolutions will you be making in the New Year?
That technology changes the way we live is not surprising. How much it is ingrained in our behaviour, though, is frightening.