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This site is currently being redeveloped to include sections on service methodology. These will include both practical processes for organisational and personal development, as well as a theoretical model of evolutionary sociopsychology, and a forum.

On an occasional basis Refreshing Views will continue to publish links to selected online articles that provide insights and new perspectives on development.

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"Walking-the-talk" is not as normal a behavio...

"Walking-the-talk" is not as normal a behaviour as we might like to think. While nepotism is frowned on it still feels comfortable. Strength however stems from diversity, as monocultures are innately fragile.

Why diversity matters
www.mckinsey.com
New research makes it increasingly clear that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially. A McKinsey & Company article.

Leadership teams that including foreigners an...

Leadership teams that including foreigners and women perform over 50% better. This is what McKinsey found when they analysed the executive-boards of 180 publicly traded French, German, UK, and US companies.

Is there a payoff from top-team diversity?
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Between 2008 and 2010, companies with more diverse top teams were also top financial performers. That’s probably no coincidence. A McKinsey Quarterly article.

Effective environmental mediation is needed i...

Effective environmental mediation is needed if responses to climate change are to be equitable. Processes must be designed for local government to work with local population groups and to co-ordinate with national government.

Sir Ian Cheshire: London at risk of catastrophic flooding
www.theguardian.com
The Kingfisher boss calls on the government to create a national flood plan and stop using floods as a 'political football'

The link between personal experiences and mac...

The link between personal experiences and macro/organisational behaviours is key to understanding, designing, and developing change. Respectful research is the first step.

Gardeners needed for input into climate change survey
blogs.reading.ac.uk
In 2002 the Royal Horticultural Society published a report ‘Gardening in a Global Greenhouse’. Ten years later, new climate projections indicate that climate change might affect gardens and gardening in a way which is different from what previously predicted.