The Agility Narratives

• Gen-AI: 3 Essential Conversations for Senior Leaders to lead complex change

  As senior leaders we want to focus on the key conversations to have with ourselves, our leadership team, teams and our organizations around change and AI. What are the essential three conversations to have? We will explore this topic. Martin discusses the role of a leader as a change champion during a time of change, such as the introduction of AI. He emphasizes the importance of retrospection and self-examination in understanding how leaders and organizations respond to new technologies. He suggests that leaders should reevaluate their belief systems around new tech, especially AI, as it may not follow the normal hype cycles of older technologies. He also encourages leaders to create a culture of engagement and safe spaces for open, growth-based conversations.In response to a question about whether it's correct to approach AI with a system geared towards yesterday's enterprise, Martin asserts that yesterday's enterprises need to update themselves to stay competitive and take advantage of new opportunities.Martin then discusses the importance of an organization's culture in challenging leaders. He emphasizes the need for an environment open to challenging and being challenged, and for leaders to model being challenged. He also highlights the importance of having a diverse set of perspectives and developing narratives through storytelling and reflective listening.Martin also talks about the role of leaders in guiding decisions based on context, understanding, and responsibilities for outcomes. He stresses the importance of supporting people through the losses that come with change and offering opportunities for relearning to those who show the capacity to adapt.In the third conversation, Martin talks about the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the face of AI's potential to change current and future paradigms. He suggests promoting experimentation and scaling successful insights to deliver more significant, holistic solutions.Finally, Martin discusses how to get started with these conversations and the leader's role as the champion of adaptive change. He offers various tools, workshops, and techniques to support leaders in this role. 

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• Why evolve with adaptive conscious teams?

  About this event - LinkedIn Audio Event - (link)As a leader, what are some of the complex challenges you face? Is there a mindset or practice change that would make a fundamental shift in the value your team delivers? Do you want to evolve the quality of the holding space with your team? Would you benefit together from more meaningful and challenging conversations?In an era marked by rapid change and growing complexity, the role of teams is more pivotal than ever. But what does it mean for a team to be adaptive and conscious? How can leaders guide their teams to evolve in a way that not only meets the demands of today but fosters resilience, creativity, and innovation for the future?Join Martin West, a guide to evolving adaptive conscious teams, in this live audio event, as we explore the essence of adaptive conscious teams and what we can learn as part of this journey.What You'll Discover:Understanding Adaptive Conscious Teams: Delve into what it means for teams to be adaptive and conscious and why such a shift could benefit your teamThe Evolutionary Process: Explore the steps that leaders and teams must take to evolve consciously, adapt to changes, and co-create solutions.Practical Insights: Learn actionable strategies to foster a culture that emphasizes empathy, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.Real-world Examples: Benefit from case studies and insights from research and Martin’s experience with various organizations, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned.The structure of Martin’s 20 minute talk:- The Need for Adaptive Conscious Teams (ACTs)- The Principles of Adaptive Conscious Teams- The Role of Leadership in culture change- Cultivating Quality Holding Spaces for AdaptabilityWho Should Attend?Leaders and Managers: Those who are steering teams and looking for innovative ways to enhance collaboration, creativity, and adaptability.HR Professionals: Individuals involved in people development and looking to create a supportive environment for growth and transformation.Team Members: Anyone who is part of a team and wants to understand how to contribute to an adaptive and conscious working environment.Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: Those leading their organizations and keen to implement strategies that foster agile, resilient, and engaged teams.Why Attend?Join this discussion to deepen meaningful conversations within your team, share your insights, and explore the benefits of co-evolving together. You'll gain valuable insights and practical tools to evolve your team's dynamics. Whether you're a seasoned leader or an emerging talent, this session will inspire you to think differently about team collaboration and leadership, equipping you to start your journey towards adaptive conscious teams.Registration: Secure your spot today. Be part of the movement towards adaptive conscious leadership, and start your learning journey today. See you there! 

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• Charly Cox's Agility Narrative on Climate Change Coaching

  We are pleased to welcome Charly Cox of Climate Change Coaches to the Agility Narratives, where she joins us to talk about her personal journey as an advocate of climate coaching, and her book - a first on Climate Coaching in the world - “Climate Change Coaching: The Power of Connection to Create Climate Action”.Charly is impassioned by storytelling and the desire to help others reposition their narratives. Today, she leads by holding space for coaching conversations on climate grounded in social justice, which is now building a global movement. Those involved help people see a different story about Climate Change, a human problem with a human solution, and not just something to do with trees, polar bears, deserts, and other beings in the natural environment that we care for. Charly’s narrative started with working for a global organization. This led to seven years of work in West Africa, where she started the first Photography business. In this podcast, we learn that Scarcity was a key element in her awakening to climate issues, as it was the core issue in the conflict at hand. In her work, she learnt that Scarcity has a cousin, Overwhelm; both are, and always have been, clearly present in individual and team conversations on climate.We found this conversation heartfelt and very timely in light of the natural disasters that are increasingly being experienced around the world. It sparks curiosity about being in the present moment, opening oneself up to love about the planet, and being given the opportunity to reflect on what we might begin to feel as the climate crisis is deepening. This makes for an hour of awe. Enjoy!Find out more about Charly and Climate Change Coaches at About Us - Climate Change Coaches. Want to learn more about the co-hosts - Martin's LinkedIn Profile and Janet's LinkedIn profileSee full notes at https://theagilitynarratives.buzzsprout.com/ 1:38 - Charly's journey to Sierra Leone, retraining as a photographer, story-telling and becoming a social entrepreneur9:31 - Scarcity has a cousin, overwhelm. Together they create inertia.12:34 - The challenge with people feeling disempowered, and therefore not taking action.13:44 - How does individual action contribute to systems change?14:42 - We need to have a good relationship with the problem.15:32 - Not sounding guilty or angry, but rather owning how worried we are15:48 - We can move like a shoal of fish; we can shift systems.18:30 - If you don't listen to voices of dissent, people break things in the change process.21:49 - Being with uncertainty.23:44 - One of the challenges for organizations is not slowing down enough.25:13 - Feeling safe.26:14 - Listening brings magic. 28:17 - Spirit of the magic of collaboration, rather than control. 32:46 - We have no idea of the impact of our actions.35:16 - Culture Shift - an imaginative leap is involved.36:36 - There is an arc that teams go through… and then the ideas come... 41:39 - Bridge building42:07 - The role of love 44:05 - Sitting in the grief 46:53 - It is very easy to be angry. 47:40 - It's not a niche thing over there.53:06 - Villianising is not the solution.54:17 - Humanity is at risk.59:43 - Charly’s call to action.

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• Liz West's Agility Narrative on the enneagram

  Thanks Liz. In this podcast, you helped us embrace a world that is changing. You've introduced us to a tool, the Enneagram, a very ancient tool that helps us develop personal insight to our defenses and our essential selves. It is a slow burn which takes time, as people doing personal work create deeper connections and relationships with themselves as well as others.You led us into a secret, which is yes, we can also learn about and empathize with others' natural patterns. While it is discouraged to type others, people learning the enneagram sometimes see things about another, great things not known before, and some of the things that have been bugging them for a while. And when they understand the natural defense mechanism behind those behaviours, they are more able to understand and empathize. Liz describes the journey of discovering that the Enneagram is a portal to learning more about oneself, to learn about one’s internal self. In this journey, there are all kinds of ways to approach that. It's a circle, with a nine point perspective on the world. And there are all kinds of lines that connect us all together. As we dive deeper into it, we can each reach our full potential, which is important for individual and organizational agility. Dive into the Enneagram - seek out the Enneagram Narrative - Learn more about Liz West at https://enneagramtraining.co.uk/who-we-are/. If you are looking for a book, search for Beatrice Chestnut. Check out her channel and the type panels on youtube.com.Want to learn more about the co-hosts? Visit Martin's LinkedIn Profile and Janet's LinkedIn profile to know more about them, and what they do. 00 - Welcome to The Agility Narratives Podcast0:42 - Liz's personal journey - was introduced to the Enneagram during a personal tragedy and it provides an anchor for navigation02:59 - Earlier leadership work05:47 - What is the Enneagram?08:15 - What is it about the Enneagram that links us into learning about our inner part of ourselves?09:45 - What is it that aligns the Enneagram to be an agent of change?13:10 - So in your application of the Enneagram, as you work with organizations and change, who is the protagonist?16:23 - You've chosen the narrative tradition of the Enneagram. Why that choice?19:10 - Liz's journey with personal growth with the Enneagram22:11 - A description of a client situation with the earlier stages of a journey24:26 - The challenge with adopting the Enneagram in organizations26:27 - The inner work - the journey to become your true self - to live from your essential self - understanding the head, the heart, and the gut37:45 - What does it take to move beyond where we are today?38:42 - Excited to see how this knowledge can help them with relationships39:37 - Some types find it difficult to take it on41:34 - The Enneagram is a three-fold journey - the psychological, the somatic, and the spiritual. Liz outlines working with these three elements44:00 - Building awareness and commitment to overcoming traits and behaviours that hurt others and themselves. They work on their relationships... and see its impacts44:40 - What is lost if this challenge is not taken up? Emotional intelligence - why not invest in personal development?47:03 - Liz's call to action - get involved with Enneagram, see how it benefits you.50:25 - Developing relationships, and a community - of trust, understanding, sharing each other's joys and struggles52:55 - About the learning journey of the enneagram and thank you

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• Kai Mosebach's Agility Narrative on vertical development

  Kai Mosebach of Integral Works' personal journey starts with shadow work. He introduces:03:44 the modules of Integral life practice: Shadow (unconscious), Mind (cognitive & trust), Body (emotions, life happens in your body), Spirit (mediation, observing your own system, states)06:42 Integral theory - Ken Wilber initial story - All quadrants All lines (AQAL) of development08:48 The Journey from shadow work to integral theory helped develop practices that changed his world view. He gained empathy to understand different types of people. 11:00 The Enneagram helped with a vertical shift in understanding. 12:32 Showing up. A good willed but probably a somewhat painful missionary. 14:17 understanding vertical versus horizontal development. 15:38 Kai started to lead - own shadow groups and experiments in leadership. 19:11 reflecting on his first experience of scrum/agile in terms of integral colors and structures. 23:35 vertical or mindset shifts can't be taught, you have to experience it. 26:46 What is the right methodology for the team? Get dragged v hold spacing. 31:06 Bring people into understanding - working with the heart, body and spirit. 35:21 Breakthrough moments - trust & opening and the team wanting it. 37:55 Who is the protagonist? Person who sees the pain and realizes the opportunity of development and is prepared to take that step - "It hurts more but it bothers you less" (Wilber)39:51 The world is not the best world we can have. 41:49 You realize your theme over time - purpose - integral assessments and making development visible. 45:49 Measuring vertical development is an important step in building more effective happy teams. 46:58 Villains identified include i) Integral scene is cognitive and theoretical - it is meant to be lived ii) limited focus on shadow practice iii) perceptive on what is better...49:17 Change and immunity - Robert Keagan - shadow work for business50:46 Teal - bringing wholeness - structure and unconscious. 51:42 Is the framework holding space for itself or for the people? Gives ideas and structure Yet people are outside. 53:07 - Deliberately development organization DBO focuses on i) creating space, ii) shadow work and iii) it is centered on people54:48 What is at stake here for your clients and for the industry to not take action? 56:21 Cultures and mindsets get built and our role in that. 59:13 What would be your call to action to a leadership team that feels stuck? 1:02:23 Integration of the five elements and Kai’s hope for the future, an unfolding universal v fights of conscious levels. Kai hopes that we realize the next steps. 1:04:23 The reality is each person, team, organizations and the world has to go through all development stages. All stages are good. 1:05:42 Three things to consider about vertical development. 1) explore it and out of this take action ii) Shadow - taking care of these is important (understand projection); iii) express emotion - such as understanding anger as a need for better system1:08:22 Reflection on vertical development, what it means for agile implementation and this podcast. 1:11:22 - Substance & form - to see what has not been seen - placing people at the centre of development1:12:08 Authenticity, a key message. 1:12:55 Structure has limited space for people. 1:15:00 Agility master (coach) & scrum master roles. 1:16:10 Wrap up & thanksKai - https://www.integralworks.ch/en/About-us.htmlhttps://www.integralworks.ch/en/The-Modulator.html (view of methods across integral colours)Theory of Everything Integral Business Spirituality - Ken WilberImmunity for change - Robert KeganWant to learn more about the co-hosts - Martin's LinkedIn Profile and Janet's LinkedIn profile

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