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February 22, 2010 from 11:30am to 2:30pm
An informal opportunity to meet up with other developers around our area over lunch. Also to experiment with different learning processes in safe environment. Bring work-related issue if you have one. Last meeting we talked about changes in the deve…
February 4
Deborah Ann Booth replied to paul maisey's discussion 'Who do you TRUST?'
Dear Paul Covey's list is interesting and I'm convinced you are correct to identify the issue of Trust as critical for organisations attempting to adapt to the aftermath of the discovery that our Uncritical Faith in Banks, Regulators, politicians h…
January 29
Deborah Ann Booth is attending Bob MacKenzie's event
'Private Passions', Friday 26 February 2010 at the Penn Club, Bloomsbury, London
February 26, 2010 from 1pm to 4:30pm
What writing turns you on? It could be writing of your own, or writing by someone else. Taking its cue from Michael Berkley's Radio 3 Sunday morning music programme, this is an open session in which you are invited to bring and share an extract fro…
January 21
Deborah Ann Booth replied to Bob MacKenzie's discussion 'e-O&P Vol 16(2) November 2009: Writing Futures: looking at writing with fresh eyes'
Dear Alison thank you for appreciative response to my comments. Your article deserved more people responding . I hope we will see each other at Brighton if not at writers Group or ODiN before. Deb
January 18

Profile Information

Where do you live and work (City)?
St Albans
What are your top professional skills?
Rusty, so not sure of any skill exept analytical. Currently interested in interdependence between business strategy and formal/informal organisational culture, effects of trauma on organisations, organisational memory and unlearning, customer service.
What kinds of management education and development services are you involved in?
professional support to high performing local charity with stuck/inward facing culture
What is your main interest in the AMED network?
networking, inspiration, personal development
Please share your favourite management development insight or quote.
Support Cultures can be 'toxic'. The very support culture which delivers responsive, high quality service may be inimicable to an organisation's capacity to perceive threats to its existence from the external environment to which only changes in business strategy can provide protection.
What kind of person are you?
Morning
More about you (Short Bio or any other details you’d like people to know)
BA Cantab.(social Anthropology), MBA Cass Business School (distinction) Postgrad. Cert. Counselling(2000) ECDL (2009).
Left British Airways in 1992 having been involved in most of their corporate OD,latterly resposible for OD in pilot dept.
Recently escaped from family/domestic commitments and keen to develop/re-develop professionally
What I’d like from the amed network is…
1. professional companionship/ critical thinking
2. stimulation/new ways of thinking about orgs
3. unpaid opportunities to help others with interesting/worthwhile work
What do you do for your own development?
Recently finished ECDL computer cse and looked for/found role in local charity which offers OD challenge. Trying to get up to date with new theoretical devpts thro' AMED, internet etc.
In the past I have taken on unpaid roles which fit domestic commitmentseg. leading campaign for changes in school placeallocations , managing 3 financial estates from attorney to IHT without solicitors/accountants, defending polish careworker in gross misconduct disciplinary, Oxbridge mock interviews in Philosophy et al.etc etc

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At 3:34am on September 23, 2009, Petra Brown said…
Thanks Deborah! I had the meeting in my diary, but a number of things cropped up, work and personal stuff, so couldn't get over to St Albans. I hope you had a good time. How many turned up this time? What did you discuss?

I am away on 26th Oct as it's half term.
Do keep in touch.
Petra
At 3:07am on September 3, 2009, Rob Rave said…
Thanks Deborah
Unfortunately I'm unvaialable that day , working so hopefully
will see you at the next one....
Regards
Rob
At 5:06am on September 2, 2009, David Shepherd said…
Hi Deborah,

Thanks for the invite - regret can't make this date - I start on online course and would not wish to leave it for too long without responding to participants.

Good wishes for using the sugestio - please let me know how you get on.

Best wishes

David
At 8:48am on September 1, 2009, Petra Brown said…
Thanks for your comment Deborah. I hope you are keeping well!
I'm waiting on a number of opportunities to find out the outcomes - holiday time is always a bit frustrating getting hold of folk. Still, gives time for loads of other things!
I'll need to let you know whether I can make it on 21st.
Kind regards,
Petra
At 3:02am on August 29, 2009, Paul Z Jackson said…
Hi Deborah, I'm again using Comment Wall because the message reply system is not working here (I've reported it to Leif).
Replies are (confusingly) interspersed with your text.
Apologies for disturbing you in France. I rang on the off-chance you were goung in for Amed's writers group which at the last minute I decided to attend. Was going to see if we could train in together.
OK.
Re next st albans group.

Will post date as Mon 21st as no one's objected.
FINE
Re venue - I looked at the Quaker's library (Upper latimore Road), which is perfect but like everywhere else has no nearby parking. As quite a few people will drive I'd like to suggest we meet at my house 104 Gurney Court Avenue. Will be cosy, but free and easy parking, which is more important. David B. and Beryl said they thought my sitting room would be OK, and since then I've moved the furniture to make more room. Please tell me how you feel about this suggestion asap so we can post as EVent on website.M I haven't found anywhere else to meet with free, available parking.
OK WITH ME
Have fun, Deb ps would value your thoughts on process, but understand if you're busy. Did you read David Shepherd's excellent suggestion?
YES, LOOKS LIKE A GOOD START
CHEERS,PZJ
At 10:54am on August 24, 2009, Paul Z Jackson said…
Hi Deborah
Thanks for your call. I'm back now from France, departing tomorrow (Tues lunchtime) for Germany, returning Friday evening.
Hope to pick up emails/texts/messages from time to time.
Cheers, Paul
At 4:00am on August 11, 2009, Bob MacKenzie said…
Hi, Deb

Thank you again for your welcome incisiveness. Don't ever allow anyone to blunt your edge. I look forward to seeing you on 21 August, when I know that your contribution will be invaluable. Kind regards. Bob
At 1:50pm on August 8, 2009, David McAra said…
Feedback very welcome, Deb. There's an element of "in the land of the blind ..." here. I didn't realise there was a limit on e-mail length. I notice that in the e-mail section you can select recipients from a drop down list of friends. But we don't seem to be friends yet ... ?
At 8:19am on August 8, 2009, Bob MacKenzie said…
Hi, Deb

Great thoughts. Sadly, I shan't be able to make Council meeting on 2 October, so I'll miss f-2-f experience of your energy and drive. Perhaps we can make up for that if you're coming to the AMED Writers' Group on 21 August?

It's good to have you on board. Kind regards. Bob
At 4:24pm on August 4, 2009, David Shepherd said…
Hi Deborah,

I enjoyed the conversations, and the venue. Thanks.

My email is david@atimod.com and the structure is along the following lines.

Suggestion for a process for the next St Albans conversation.

The attractor to encourage attendance:

Helpful conversations.
Invite members get ideas on their own issues to offer ideas that help others. Even if you haven’t a burning issue that you wish to use the expertise of others come along and learn from insigntful conversations in good company.

The conversation process :
1. Welcome from the ‘facilitator’
2. Brief conversation about who we are, why we are here and how the journey was. (Or any other relevant socialising activity – about 15 mins to allow for latecomers. Establish an order for conversing.
3. In turns: member states their issue in no more that 5 minutes. Others ask any questions of the issue owner. Then the owner is gagged! (Essential as the idea generation process will falter as the issue owner interrupts!)
4. Members discuss and suggest ideas ... for about 15 minutes
5. Issue owner (now ungagged), responds and says what their next steps are!
6. Then the process is repeated for each member who wishes to do so.
7. Reflection about the session.
8. Next steps for the group.

Follow up – what happened in the next two weeks reported to the facilitator who will write up and publish on-line.

Happy to discuss
David Shepherd
4 August 2009

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