Antonia

Leading v managing

A red theatre curtain with three actors silhouetted against it

What’s the difference between leading and managing? I’ve extended my theatre director analogy to help me think it through.

Personal reflections on Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations

This is an edited version of a post that was originally published on 29 April 2015. In April 2015, I attended a conference on the Future of Work, organised by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne. My Masters project was around social network theory and human resources and I had beenContinue reading “Personal reflections on Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations”

My framework for thinking about creativity at work

My 6 ways of thinking about creativity in organisations, based on academic research

How I use Trello

Trello is one of the main tools I use to keep my life on track.

A glut of marrows

four different pictures in one frame - muffins, jars filled with homemade jam, a dish of curried marrow and a loaf cake topped with icing, with lime and coconut topping

What do you do when your garden produces 5 kgs of marrows? Get cooking.

Retuning my cultural antenna

I had a funny reminder recently of how I’m going to face some real culture shock when I head back to Brussels. This story is a useful reminder of the importance of inter-cultural communication skills, and the dangers inherent in making assumptions. I’m trying to find a role to go back to and had beenContinue reading “Retuning my cultural antenna”