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So ... hopefully, that is all the corrections incorporated.  There are always some howling errors which creep in with the last minute faffing. I thought I'd finished when I remembered 'Gold Teeth' so I just added it in after Shelagh's article.  Word document only as the PDF version is over the size limit and I have run out of time for further faffing.  (Someone might try saving the Word into pdf on their machine?  Linda?  To see if it comes out under 5Mb?)Still time to correct typos and…See More

Editors and authors can review draft articles as they evolve into the completed journal. See More

Your Invitation                “At the individual level choice takes place within a specific mindset, a context, that determines how we approach strategy….So our strategies will need to discern the patterns in what appears to be chaos”.Ketan Patel: ‘The Master Strategist’*****Roger writesDelivering Management Development programmes poses many challenges. One is the need to integrate such diverse disciplines as business strategy and self-awareness, financial acuity and communication.  Another is…See More

The AMED annual writers' workshop by the seaYour invitation: Come to AMED’s annual visit to the seaside.  Enjoy creative conversations. Reflect. Savour some quiet personal writing time. Meet old and new writing friends. Experiment, practice, make discoveries. Celebrate each other’s talents.  Have some fun during…See More

Some questions and an invitationContemporary experience of working is frequently stressful, noisy, inspected and interrupted.  Given this, what contributions can thoughtful writing, reading and conversations make to our respective projects?  Which aspects and emphases are changing, and which will endure?  During our time…See More

Your invitation: Come to the seaside, and participate in a Thinking Environment™ - a set of behaviours that generates the finest thinking. Focus on your unique writing interests, both with Thinking Partners and individually. Enjoy creative conversations. Reflect on whatever most interests and engages you.  Savour some…See More

Please join some 30 other people for a free post-publication event, jointly sponsored by AMED, the Centre for Progressive Leadership, LMU and the Conscious Business network.Conscious Business (CB)/Conscious Capitalism has attracted a lot of attention since the 2008 crash.  CB offers us refreshing insights into how we might lead…See More

Your invitation Welcome to this fascinating session, informed by the ideas of Ira Progoff (1992), to experience the potential of reflective writing for personal development. John writes: ‘What makes the Intensive Journal Workshops appealing?The thing you notice most about every Intensive Journal workshop you attend is the…See More

A FREE EVENT @ Warwick University  About the workshopThe aim of this workshop is to explore what we mean by reflective writing, and to provide an opportunity for…See More