Author: levelsevensite

May 1, 2020

Syndromes: Are they a guilty pleasure?

I attended a seminar last night on the subject of ‘Helper Syndrome’. It was enjoyable and thought-provoking. Our speaker was knowledgeable and engaging and I enjoyed our small group discussions and the opportunity to reflect on areas of my coaching practice. This experience has provoked my deeper reflection on the subject of psychological labels.

When I hear the word ‘syndrome’ it makes me think of a clinical condition. A quick look on Wikipedia and the list of syndromes are many and varied and indeed our presenter said that one of the definitions of ‘Helper Syndrome’ comes from the medical literature.

April 1, 2020

Collaboration – today’s poster child

Taking inspiration from such an amazing collaborative effort between academia, researchers, formula 1 engineers and no doubt others who deserve a mention, this effort needs to be celebrated and praised and held up as a role model for multi-functional teamworking and output.

March 1, 2020

Design Thinking: Empathy – Collecting the narratives

When we think of the word ‘design’ what comes to mind? Possibly ‘fashion design’ or ‘engineering design’ or ‘building design’ the list could go on. We now have ‘organisational design’. One definition of the word design is: purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact or object. This definition seems somewhat cold. When we think of the word design, often the idea of creating something colourful or elaborate comes to mind. The notion of creating something often evokes some sort of palpable feeling. There is often an emotive connection that is often felt with the idea of working on a design. It is no wonder that design has, until now, been the domain of creatives.

February 2, 2020

Design Thinking: Integrating Design Thinking principles within the organisation

In the last decade, organisations were preoccupied with reacting to the pace of change that was coming at them from all angles. These changes were wrapped up as problems that needed solutions that were often the subject of large-scale change management initiatives. Looking back in time it is easy to see why employees experienced ‘change-fatigue’ and often resisted implementing what was being asked of them. It was easier to keep on doing the same and avoid anything new that required more physical and mental effort.

January 2, 2020

Coaching for Effective Team Working – Fresh Insights

Back in 2017 we wrote about team work and proposed 7 steps to effective team working (https://www.level7live.com/category/level-seven/page/3/). Since then, we have found ourselves increasingly integrating our work as consultants, coaches and mediators in order to address the team development challenges brought to us by our clients. This approach has enabled us to help create and sustain thoughtful, collaborative and accountable ways of working in a team context.

In this occasional blog series we will revisit each of those 7 steps, to show how an integrated approach has worked for our clients and can work for you:

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