What happens when we have too much of a good thing?
So much of our work is about helping organisations, teams and individuals to be happier and more effective in their work. To do this, we pay close attention to a lot of good things: wellbeing, engagement, belonging, innovation, compassion, communication, governance, __________, __________, __________ (How would you fill these gaps? Bring along to this Lab anything you encourage in your work for positive impact.)
Whilst celebrating good things we want to engender, in this Lab we’re going to make like Goldilocks. We will consider what’s involved in finding the sweet spot: not too much, not too little, but an amount that is just right.
What to Expect
Our Learning Lab will be a collaborative exploration of how generally positive concepts and principles could have an optimum point of effectiveness.
- There will be insights into what science suggests about having too much of a good thing. (These will come from research areas such as inverted-U theory, eustress/distress, belongingness and organisational QA.)
- There’ll be opportunity to connect and reflect on our own contexts, projects and practices.
- We hope to leave better placed to know when we’re going beyond the sweet spot.
As ever, the Lab will provide a creative and comfortable online forum for challenge, community and learning.
Our Facilitator
One of our leading MF coaches and consultants, Gordon Ryan enjoys supporting individuals and teams to identify the drivers behind behaviour; enabling the achievement of goals and aspirations. His approach is friendly and invites people to challenge themselves; focusing on establishing practical real-world solutions while subtly drawing on evidence from work psychology. A Chartered Coaching Psychologist, Gordon was previously the Principal Psychologist and senior manager for the College of Policing directing, designing and delivering leadership assessment and development across the UK. He went on to develop a successful consultancy delivering performance through people. Gordon has worked with organisations such as Bentley Motors, Moy Park Foods, Balfour Beatty, Engie, Asteral Ltd, Q Medical, Police Scotland, and the Cabinet Office, coaching at all levels from high potential talent pools to top-level executives and board .
