rod street

Strategic Advisor, Consultant and Coach working on strategy, change and markets

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Lockdown learning: #7 Trial and error

  A short series of 2 minute observations… What have you got up to in the ‘free’ time that you have had in lockdown because you are not seeing people, going shopping, travelling or eating or drinking out? Maybe you have used it do some DIY, go cycling, do jigsaws or crafts or maybe you …

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Lockdown learning: #6 Present presence

A short series of 2 minute observations… I know that we have had great weather this spring. After a wet winter we have had weeks with lots of sunshine. I have spent more time in the garden than I have for many years and it shows (!)  but perhaps nowhere more than in the plants …

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Lockdown learning: #5 Activity, output & outcomes

A short series of 2 minute observations… I have a very easy lockdown situation tainted with only some frustrations. Shopping for food takes a lot longer (queues  and multiple trips to find missing items); there is more cooking  and drink-making than normal and zoom fatigue sometimes seems a high price to keep up with people.. to …

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Lockdown learning: #4 Activity isn’t purpose

A short series of 2 minute observations… I can get easily bored and so quite a full diary is great – things to do and goals to aim for. So in Lockdown week ten I should be a bit frustrated. I am definitely missing many of the things that I normally do and people that …

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Lockdown learning: #3 Impossible possibilities

        A short series of 2 minute observations… I am amazed when I reflect on how much we have changed in only eight weeks and all that we are now doing differently …and digitally. GP’s are performing diagnoses over the telephone, cards are replacing cash and home delivery is reaching lots of …

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