The Herdship Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sytske Casimir @Herdship
When we want to change something we are really disrupting patterns, first we need to notice the patterns though and next we need to disrupt them, which is hard when we are part of the pattern ourselves. This week it is about noticing and shifting patterns.
How do horse herds organise, and how do we understand that, and what can we learn from that - noticing our narratives and how they impact the organisation we see. With apologies for the thirsty dog drinking at the end :) more about that in the next episode
Did you know that there is surprisingly little conflict in feral horse herds, we do see conflict in domesticated horse and usually that has more to do with the climate they are kept in than with their nature or character. What about your organisation, do you have a climate conducive to conflict or to cooperation.
Can we let go off the notion that development needs to be hard or uncomfortable, and how would it be if we understand the learning zone to be able to be joyful and light and easy.
One of the tings we need to master as middle managers is looking at the system rather than at the individual. How can you see conflict as information about your system rather than as a problem between those who work for you.
Mastery, Autonomy and Purpose are what motivate us, yet mastery has its challenges as it needs us to learn to love the plateau's in between the grow spurts. How do we build organisations that appreciate the plateau that comes before the result.
The importance off acknowledging disappointment, noticing it when you feel the first whispers and acting on it.
In organisations the words Yes and No are off the essence, often we ignore the whispered no's and are faced with a scream later, how ti listen to yes and no in ourselves and others, and why it matters?
One of the key motivators for many people his autonomy, how do you balance your own need for autonomy with that of others. What does it mean for you and for those who work for you?
Energy and emotions are contagious and as a leader that means noticing and owning your emotions.
Eva Beun asked me: "Can you optimally synchronise if there is no shared purpose, in this episode I share 3 different responses to her question. They may not be answers and hopefully they will be helpful ways of thinking about the question.
The third rule that helps horse herds organise is: avoid collisions, that sounds rather simple and yet it asks two things that we don't always like in organisations, adapting to the here and now and a love for reality.
How synchronising for speed and direction builds relationship and helps you get in sync when you start and how wise leaders know that leadership like herdship is a process and often you need to follow to lead.
The first rule that governs a herd of horses is to cohere, to stick together, how do humans stick together and around what purpose do we cohere. Those are the ingredients of this second episode.
In this first Herdship podcast you will discover how I came up with the word Herdship, what that may have to do with middle managers; the format of these podcasts, how you can get involved and who is behind the voice.
Middle Management are they the clay layer or the part of the organisation that makes change flow? And how do they transform strategy in to results? Curious ... the Herdship Podcast is your weekly inspiration to see reality, be with it and move from the middle.