Author: connor

  • The Thinking Environment: Information, Difference and Place

    The Thinking Environment: Information, Difference and Place

    “What is in my face that I am not facing?” That question gave me pause when I read it in Time to Think by Nancy Kline. How could this question be useful to you in the boardroom? This is the final part of a 4 part series on the Thinking Environment. In this post I will outline the…

  • The Thinking Environment: Attention, Equality and Appreciation

    The Thinking Environment: Attention, Equality and Appreciation

    ‘Sorry for interrupting your interruption’, I heard a board member say recently. The speaker was lightheartedly saying that he had not yet finished his thought. We all have been interrupted and interrupt too. According to the Gottman Institute in Seattle, in 2017 the average listening time was not that long. Even for professional listeners it was only 20…

  • The Thinking Environment approach

    The Thinking Environment approach

    Boardroom discussions going around in circles? Dominant personalities talking over others? Time consuming meetings with insufficient output? The Thinking Environment approach to chairing and participating in meetings addresses many of the destructive boardroom behaviours that have contributed to our corporate failures. It is a simple and effective approach which enables all participants to access and share their high-quality…