by Mark Harling | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, UK
“Strategy” and “Alignment” sound like consultant-speak. But they’re not. They’re just names for very practical things. Strategy is simply thinking long-term about what you want to achieve, with a plan to get there. It’s not a daydream. It’s a destination with a...
by Mark Harling | Jun 12, 2024 | Blog, UK
One of the most profound transformations I was involved with started with the vision of one man. He was an inspiring leader, very top down and had had a calling. He wanted to radically change the structure and ways of working of his organisation by flattening the...
by Mark Harling | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog, UK
I was reading a book on language and it’s impact over our thoughts and action. It was stating that language allows us to transcend the limits of our own experience and connect to the experience of others and avoid rediscovering what others have already discovered. It...
by Mark Harling | Dec 28, 2023 | Blog, UK
I’d like to address again about the distinction I make between change management and transformation. Change management is a continuous or sustaining practice that refers to the normal upgrading of our ways of working that does not require us to change behaviour. We...
by Mark Harling | Feb 12, 2020 | Life Lab, UK
More happenings on our Life Lab pilot: this week, Angela Pezzano saw a difference between 5 year olds who jumped on the task with unburdened colour and energy, and 12 year olds who have been moulded by school constraints… Here is her account: “Pushing the...
by Mark Harling | May 31, 2019 | Blog, UK
This is an article I have written for the Lego® Serious Play® facilitator community on Serious Play Pro. I’ve been procrastinating about this post for a while because talking about disability seems to be a politically correct minefield with its own vocabulary. I am...
