Leadership, learning and change are inter-related themes. They combine to provide the personal development that we all need as we mature towards wholeness as human beings. The principle author is John Varney, architect, mountaineer, founder at High Trenhouse and lead facilitator of Centre for Management Creativity. For  more than 50 years John has been involved with personal development. Additionally he has worked with management teams for the last 30 years, as well as coaching many people one to one. Therefore he is well placed to raise issues and questions in this domain.

John says that the thinking of architects, including design principles and systems thinking, has stood him in good stead. Much of his understanding of personal development is based on Gurdjieff’s teachings which John studied under J. G. Bennett. Furthermore the early days at High Trenhouse gave him practical learning with client groups. Later influences include Edward de Bono, Robert Fritz, Charlie Krone, Lou Tice, as well as Eli Goldratt.

In these articles and thought pieces John shares his experience and reflections. Further articles can be found at www.centreformanagementcreativity.com

Read these short pieces as a way to stimulate your own thinking. Don’t accept them as being in some way ‘the truth’. Argue with them, as well as reflect on them. Let them help you discover more of what is true for you.

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