The Merger - Introduction
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 2, 2010 6:07:56 PM
Part of my time this year is being spent as an adviser to two organisations that are merging. I realised that it will make an interesting example to blog about it as I'm going along with the process - and material to reflect on later in the year.
Information is to behaviour change as spaghetti is to a brick
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 31, 2010 10:49:17 PM
The title of this post comes from Wilbert E. Fordyce, who worked with people in chronic pain. It fascinates me that professionals who work in life and death fields understand (and get frustrated by) the fact that when people need to change their behaviour to save their lives, it's not …
Making sense of thousands of stories, suggestions or complaints
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 27, 2010 12:00:56 PM
Stories are fabulous things, but there's one thing about them that makes them a real bugger to work with. They're big, wordy and take time to read. And if you've got loads of them (or indeed anything over a couple of dozen) it's well-nigh impossible to see patterns in them or analyse …
Conference talks and awards
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 11, 2010 1:02:40 PM
I'll be in London next week for the KMUK 2010 conference on Tuesday. Capped with the KMUK Awards, where I've been shortlisted for Best Presentation. It's flattering to be on the list with people like Dave Snowden, Bonnie Cheuk, Oz Benamram and Nick Davies. (I'm hoping to catch somethi …
Coffee and conversation in Washington DC
by Tony Quinlan on Apr 29, 2010 5:06:45 PM
I'm in Washington DC next week, arriving Sunday 2nd, leaving Sunday 9th seeing various people about mapping narratives. There are some breathing spaces to catch up with people, if anyone's up for a coffee.
The European story collecting tour
by Tony Quinlan on Apr 21, 2010 5:29:46 PM
A great day yesterday spent with the full Narrate team, David, Ron, Ruth, Meg, Anne and myself.
The corporate memory-makers
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 12, 2010 10:35:50 AM
An interesting, if slightly underdone, article in today's FT: Management - The corporate memory-makers.
The Mathom of Destiny
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 25, 2009 11:13:40 AM
Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating and here's to a fabulous 2010. 2009 has been an exciting ride - made so much better by the people I've worked with this year.
Admitting to difficult choices
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 4, 2009 12:29:41 PM
A recent conversation came round to an interesting communications point. A really important one, although it looks a bit pedantic:
Leeds Castle Leadership - the communications piece
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 12, 2009 6:30:28 PM
Thanks to everyone at the Leeds Castle leadership event today - a whistle-stop challenge on communications, with an abbreviated Anecdote Circle thrown in. At the break a few of us were talking about The Future, Backwards and, naturally, I recommended Gary Klein's Sources of Power.