RISE Beyond | B Corp™

🎉 We're delighted to launch the RISE Collaboration Compass! Our compass is a way to help orientate yourself within the messy, complex world of collaboration across teams, organisations and beyond. And we've put together a handy free guide to get you started: https://lnkd.in/ep2dvuTb Over the last decade, our research and work with organisations around the world has continued to evolve our understanding of collaboration in complexity. Asking ourselves the question:   💭 What does it really take for us to work better together on our biggest challenges within, and beyond, our organisations? 🤔   This guide distils our years of learning from supporting people and organisations of all kinds to build capacity for more effective collaboration. It explores key informing concepts and 4 domains of action which underpin the habits and practices that help build capacity for better Presence, Connection, Sense-making and Progress 💛 💫 PS. if you're keen to learn more, we'll be exploring the Compass in more depth at our Collaboration in Complexity Open Workshop on June 25th: https://lnkd.in/en_rVERV #collaboration #RISECollaborationCompass #findyourway #organisationaldevelopment #leadership #workculture #futureofwork #teamwork

🌎 That's a wrap on 2 days at the Blue Earth Summit - exploring ways to transform the way the world works. .. Best bits… 🤜🏼 ‘Uncomfortable conversations’ with Charlotte Sewell ⚡🔶🌿 and Matt Hocking the different provocations made us think! • One of our observations was that there was less discussion about the inner work/capacities we need to work on to get into these gnarly conversations well; there's a reason we so often run for the hills when confronted with questions that provoke us, and ask us to look at how we participate in and perpetuate a system that causes harm. 🎤  Clover Hogan speaking vulnerably about the toll of activism and how important it is for us to work together to build resilience at sitting with the tensions of our work, not collapsing into heaviness and doomsday abdication or happy-clappy positivity to avoid the uncomfortableness. Who else went? What other sessions stood out? #blueearthsummit #sustainability #bcorp #purposeledbusiness

🔎 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁...change happens in the conversations we support... (𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺!) We’re often asked, “What type of service do you offer for leadership and culture change?” as if change can be packaged up and delivered neatly. But in our experience, change happens in conversations—in the space between ideas, tensions, and quality reflection. We see our work as creating and holding spaces for good conversations across the senior levels of organisations; and we put labels on those to help sell the work! These conversations—where real issues are surfaced, assumptions are challenged, and new perspectives emerge—are where it counts. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. #Leadership #CultureChange #Complexity #Collaboration 

🌟 What's the biggest challenge you face when trying to prioritise leadership development in your organisation? This is a conversation we have a lot with clients, often frustrated by how hard it can sometimes be! 💡 There are many reasons for this; share your vote and thoughts below! On the 12th November we'll be hosting a breakfast in #manchester on this topic - if you're in a People Lead role, you might find chatting to others who face similar challenges useful. 🎯 Go to https://lnkd.in/etsSmDRR to register #leadershipdevelopment #HR #leadership #learninganddevelopment

🔎 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁...industries we've worked with - does it matter?... (𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺) Whether it’s finance, healthcare, tech, or any other sector, the core challenges of leadership remain the same—facing tough situations, working well with others, and handling the unknown. What really matters isn’t the industry, but how people interact, make decisions, and tackle the everyday competing priorities that exist in every organisation. Sometimes, we've found having experience in our client's sector helpful (and we certainly try to ensure project teams have some relevance to our client), but sometimes, our knowledge can also get in the way of our work... 𝘖𝘶𝘳 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Follow RISE Beyond | B Corp™ to learn more. #Leadership #CultureChange #Complexity #Collaboration 

One month to go until our 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 😲 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘺; 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 — but how do we actually lead and collaborate within it? 🌍 There’s a lot of talk on Linkedin about the growing awareness that organisations are complex systems—dynamic networks of relationships that are constantly evolving. But here’s the thing: while we may understand this concept intellectually (or we're getting there), leadership and change curricula haven't caught up, leaving a gap between theory and practice when it comes to leading and collaborating in complexity. Our “𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆” introductory workshop is trying to change this; it’s not just about learning the theory but developing the skills and practices that help us lead and collaborate in this ever-shifting landscape. Creating space to see the picture differently, work through relationships and explore how we might influence and nudge the change we desire. If like us, you’re feeling the gap between complex system leadership talk and practical application, this workshop might help to bridge that divide. 📅 When: Friday 15th November 9.30am GMT 📍 Where: Online 🎟️ Sign up https://lnkd.in/eTX7XWh6 #ComplexityLeadership #CollaborationInAction #ThinkingTogether #LeadershipInComplexity #Complexity

🔎 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁...our work in 3 words... (𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺) When asked to describe our work, the top words clients used were 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, and 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹. We love that challenging came out on top because it speaks to the core of our approach. Growth and learning don’t come from staying comfortable—they happen when we push ourselves and our clients to confront the complexities of our experiences, ask tough questions, and rethink long-held assumptions. Embracing challenge means we’re engaging in the kind of deep, meaningful work that drives lasting change, and that’s exactly why we do what we do. We’re here to push the boundaries of what it takes to work well together on our most pressing challenges. What 3 words describe your own leadership journey? #LeadershipDevelopment #ChallengingTheNorm #change

🔎 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁...length of client partnerships. (𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺) One thing we’re particularly proud of is the length of our client partnerships—some have been with us for over a decade! We've found that as the relationship evolves, so does our ability to engage more honestly with what's going on for our clients. The foundation of trust we have established allows for more challenging conversations, and it's through this process that genuine learning and change can occur—not just for the client but also for us. The time spent working through difficult issues together creates a shared history, enabling us all to move beyond superficial fixes and engage in meaningful, systemic change. While there’s often a temptation to treat this work as episodic, jumping from one intervention to the next, our commitment to long-term partnerships means we can get beneath the surface of issues and address underlying patterns as a route to organisational change. #Partnerships #LongTermSuccess #ClientTrust

A quick take from Megan Taylor ✨ as she discusses our upcoming 10 Years of Impact Report, which we’ll be releasing next week! Embarking on this project as we approached our 10-year milestone wasn’t easy—measuring the impact of our work is inherently subjective. However, the conversations and stories we gathered as we asked past clients about their experiences have provided valuable insights into the long-term effects of our work and how we can refine our approach moving forward. This report also offers valuable insights for leaders, whether you’re working with a consultancy or not. We’re excited to share it with you soon! #ImpactReport #ReflectionOnAction #Leadership

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay, and this year’s theme—Mental Health at Work—has us reflecting on something simple: how often do we really talk about it? Not the glossy wellness programs or the once-a-year webinars and workshops—but the everyday conversations, the subtle signs we notice (or miss), and the real connections we build at work. If healthier workplaces start with awareness, what does that awareness actually look like? And how do we support cultures that don’t just “support” mental health, but live it? Curious to hear your thoughts. #MentalHealthAtWork #ConnectionMatters