Field notes
Writing on leadership,
teams, and place.
Short pieces on what actually changes a team, drawn from the work itself. No theory for its own sake, and no client names.
How experiential learning creates lasting behavioral change in leaders
The activity alone does not produce change. The structure around it does. What the research shows about initiation, reflection, and reinforcement, and how to design the whole arc.
Read the noteWhy are there no independent reviews for leadership training programs?
Independent reviews are rare across the industry. Why that happens, what the research on training transfer actually shows, and the questions that separate a program built for change from one built for a good day out.
Read the noteWhat is the role of a leadership development department?
What the function actually owns, how to structure it, how to measure past the satisfaction survey, and why the format of the learning matters as much as its content.
Read the noteHow to structure a change management model for a large organization
How large to make a change champion network, how to structure it so real concerns actually surface, and how to build it as a capability that outlasts the first rollout.
Read the noteExperiential learning recommendations: what actually works and why
What makes a program produce lasting change, the five elements the research points to, and four questions worth asking any provider before you book.
Read the noteBuilding high-performing teams: what the research actually shows works
Psychological safety, shared purpose, and structured practice after the event. What the research shows about high-performing teams, and why most team building fades within a month.
Read the noteThe room is the problem: why leadership development belongs somewhere real
A conference room is built for presenting, which is the one leadership behavior already thoroughly rehearsed. What the research says about developing leaders through experience, real stakes, and place.
Read the noteWhat makes a leadership program actually stick?
Most leadership training fades within a week. The programs that change how a team behaves share a few things in common, and none of them are the slides.
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