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What’s your Vision?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Tony Page Nov 8, 2018.

It’s a Small Business World: Understanding and Promoting Small Business Growth
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob MacKenzie Mar 30, 2016.

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AMED AGM 2019 followed by workshop on ‘How do we collaborate to make a difference?', facilitated by Rowena Davis

April 4, 2019 from 1pm to 4:30pm – Roots and Shoots, Lambeth
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David F McAra left a comment for Bill Critchley

"Hopefully, Bill, you can see, in the sidebar. "Bob MacKenzie left a comment ..." where the word 'comment' is a hyperlink. Click on that link and you will come to this page. As long as you are signed in, there…"

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e-O&P Winter 2018 - Editorial Group

OK! That should be it. Well done everyone! I love these articles. (Never too late if you spot embarrassing errors.) david.mcara@gmail.comSee More

Dec 19, 2018

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Ilaria Boncori commented on David F McAra's group e-O&P Winter 2018 - Editorial Group

"That’s lovely, many thanks."

Dec 12, 2018

Bob MacKenzie commented on David F McAra's group e-O&P Winter 2018 - Editorial Group

"Thank you for separating the individual author articles, Ned. best wishes. Bob"

Dec 12, 2018

David F McAra left a comment for Catherine Nkomba

"Welcome, Catherine. I hope we can chat sometime about how you get on teaching in your arena. I wonder if some of your learners never 'get it' however hard you try? David"

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Lara Owen commented on David F McAra's group e-O&P Winter 2018 - Editorial Group

"Thanks Ned!"

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Shelagh Doonan commented on David F McAra's page AMED 2020 - What do you see?

"Our VUCA world suddenly got even more VUCA...I speak of the current Brexit turmoil, and it’s many layers. I think with trepidation of the next generations, who will inherit the consequences of today’s decisions. During our workshop…"

Nov 20, 2018

Tony Page replied to David F McAra's discussion What’s your Vision?

"Here are my bullets about AMED 2020 captured after the closing discussion at last Friday's Horniman gathering. There were nine of us that sunny afternoon. We wandered alone, taking time in the special surroundings of the Horniman to write…"

Nov 8, 2018

Bob MacKenzie commented on David F McAra's group e-O&P Autumn 2018 - Editorial Group

"Thanks, Ned I'll get them off first thing on Thursday. Best wishes. Bob"

Oct 24, 2018

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"Hi all, Here are your individual…"

Oct 24, 2018

David F McAra commented on David F McAra's page AMED 2020 - What do you see?

"There is always hope, Bob ... mostly arising (as your list shows) from your own sustained effort and your relentless involving of "a fresh, more diverse, expanding constellation". I wonder how AMED might become an answer to the…"

Oct 24, 2018

David F McAra commented on David F McAra's page AMED 2020 - What do you see?

"Bob MacKenzie responds by email: "A quick initial response ... is that pessimism can be catching, and choice of language is important. I wish you’d been at the AWG at the Horniman Museum on Friday, where there was considerable…"

Oct 24, 2018

Bob MacKenzie commented on David F McAra's page AMED 2020 - What do you see?

"And some reasons to be hopeful? Reasons to be hopeful for AMED 2020.docx"

Oct 24, 2018

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Would you be willing to offer a pro- bono session for other AMED members and networkers?: I'd be delighted.

Where do you live and work (City)?: Aberdeen, Scotland

What are your top professional skills?: Helping people to learn

What kinds of management education and development services are you involved in?: OD, Leadership and Team development, Safety management Training

What is your main interest in the AMED network?: education

Please share your favourite management development insight or quote.: Although the internal transformation of human beings is difficult, it is ultimately the only way.

What kind of person are you?: 24-7

More about you (Short Bio or any other details you’d like people to know): Recovering engineer, systems thinker,

What I’d like from the AMED network is…: Inspiration, courage and connections to new thinking about management and organisations.

What do you do for your own development?: Reading, workshops and looking for connections

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At 4:25 on April 11, 2018, Roger Noon said…: Thanks for connecting David - look forward to meeting you soon.

At 1:48 on August 16, 2016, Glen Williamson said…: Hello David, thank you. I look forward to working with AMED and reviewing the article.

Best,

Glen

At 13:41 on July 3, 2016, Ana-Paula Fonseca said…: Hi David

Thank you for the welcome and glad to be part on this!!!

At 14:06 on February 9, 2015, Judeline Nicholas said…: Hi David

Thanks for the welcome and heads-up about my info page. Still familiarising myself with the set....:-)

Looking forward to working with Tim's group dynamics workshops!

Judeline

At 1:24 on August 7, 2013, Stuart Pritchard said…: Thanks for the welcome David, and you're right it's an amazing trasition from engineering, if not necessarily an easy one. I did manage to upload a profile photo, but only after uploading it to the wrong area of the site completely! (can't seem to delete it from there either). Also I've submitted a paper I've written on leadership as part of some work I've done at Roffey Park which might be of interest. Thanks again and I look forward to having a good look around the site.

Stuart

At 6:08 on October 16, 2012, Alison Piasecka said…: Hi David

Thanks for the comment! Rejoining AMED after a 25 yr break...finding a few that I know!

Alison

At 2:35 on September 24, 2012, Ben Taylor said…: Thanks David, I've come across it a number of times - through the Deming Alliance, and was prompted to join because of Barry Oshry writing an article!

Cheers

Ben

(PS antlerboy is just an anagram... no secret meaning!)

At 4:33 on September 5, 2012, Laura Lee said…: Hi David,

Thank you for your message, it is an exciting time with lots of work to be done.

The charity has grown considerably over the last year with all of the extra work load this put on the HR team Ruth our Head of Organisational Development was appointed, she in turn brought me in along with an Organisational Development Project Coordinator.

Thanks, Laura

At 6:11 on February 10, 2012, Alison Fleet said…: Hi David

The site was recommended to me through Roffey Park (Just started their People & OD MSc programme) and I certainly hope BA are still employing OD consultants otherwise I'm in trouble!

Alison

At 6:49 on November 11, 2011, Janice Grant SHaw said…: Hi David,

Thanks for the 'welcome'. Looking forward to meeting you on the 21st November.

Janice

At 9:52 on August 23, 2011, Penny Walker said…: Hi David,

Well we got a full house, and used a venue which worked very well and had fabulous food. We worked well as a team: one of the least stressful events I've organised. There was a wide range of responses to the format and the conversations we ended up having. Some people really felt they had an exhilarating and different kind of day, others felt they were treading a circle they'd trod many times before and that the conversation was neither deep nor open. Fascinating that the same objective experience is felt so differently by the people who are collectively making it.

I'd love to run something along these lines again, and understand more what enables the "deep open" connection to occur for some and what gets in the way for others.

Cheers

Penny

At 7:04 on April 14, 2011, Irene MacWilliam said…: Hi David,

Thanks for getting in touch so quickly. I've been an AMED member since the 1990s, so not a re-join. Some confusion over my email address left me out of the loop but I'm back in it now!

Kind regards,

Irene

At 16:46 on April 5, 2011, David Jamieson said…: Hi David,

Thanks for your message and please accept my apologies for my apparent tardiness in replying-I lost your email, found it, tagged it but have only now gotten round to replying to you...

I was on holiday last year in Iceland, a beautiful country, so much to see but so little time-I will return some day...speaking of which I will return to AMED too, and visit the different forums as suggested separately

Thanks again, and best wishes,

David (the other...)

At 12:00 on February 16, 2011, Bruce Cornock Nixon said…: David
Would you like to add something in O&P about my new free PDF book - see http://www.brucenixon.com/betterworld.html ?

It's radical, revolutionary and gives a picture of the whole system change that is needed to address climate change, ecological destruction and make the world fairer and less violent. It describes what needs to be done and what all of us need to do to make a better world happen. We can’t depend on governments to do what's needed and we have to push them hard and demand that they do it.

So, I have tried to write a really accessible book, making it available as a free PDF, to help people inform themselves and be activists - It should be in print in a few months.

As Alice Walker says: “Activism is my rent for living on the planet”

Help create a Viral infection that will change our world for the better.
Best,
Bruce

At 5:53 on February 10, 2011, Belina Raffy said…: Hi David - great add for SDN. Can you create a tab for it in 'Resources'?

Bx

At 4:28 on February 3, 2011, Graeme Phillips said…: It is from Balmedie beach, taken on my iPhone4 using the hipstamatic application. I thought it was quite interesting photo, the constant flow of the sea yet the log remains calm and still.

At 4:31 on January 21, 2011, Pernilla Forsberg Tiger said…: Hi David!

Thanks for your welcome. I found your network through a post on SOL-world in which I also am a member. I have added a picture in my profile as you suggested. I run my own business which offers services in organizational development and has increasingly discovered the benefits of a solution focus. Also It's more fun:)

At 15:49 on January 3, 2011, Anna Green said…: Hi David

Thanks for your welcome message and comments. I wonder if you can help me: I've been trying to contact the office for over a month - by email, phone and letter - and have not had any response. I would appreciate it if someone would get back to me ASAP!

Happy New Year.

At 2:36 on December 4, 2010, Sara Winnington said…: Thanks David for your welcome. I heard about Amed via the sustainable development forum. But no I did not know about the meetings in Brighton - if you have any further information do let me know. Bit new to all this cheers Sara

At 0:07 on December 4, 2010, Manzoor Ahmad Awan said…: Thanks David for your warm welcome. The HRM and TQM are not isolated fields and I believe that the synthesis of TQM & HRM i.e. TQHRM (Total Quality Human Resource Management) improves quality at all levels.