{"id":2461,"date":"2022-07-11T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T12:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramsaypaterson.co.uk\/legal-comment\/?p=2461"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T12:35:36","slug":"a-free-reflective-tool-to-help-organisations-and-their-people-thrive-co-created-with-giles-hutchins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramsaypaterson.co.uk\/legal-comment\/a-free-reflective-tool-to-help-organisations-and-their-people-thrive-co-created-with-giles-hutchins\/","title":{"rendered":"A free reflective tool to help organisations and their people thrive \u2013 co-created with Giles Hutchins"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our experience, organisations that thrive are made up of people who are also thriving. An organisation and its people might be separable in legal terms, but they\u2019re not separate in everyday real life. They are strongly interconnected and both need to thrive for true success.<\/p>\n

We also believe that a key ingredient in organisations and their people thriving is genuinely reflecting the organisation\u2019s driving purpose and values in everything they do. That\u2019s not always easy and takes a much more holistic and more conscious approach to business.<\/p>\n

For our part, we advise on the employment aspects of organisational life. And whilst the advice we give is always set within an employment law framework (we\u2019re employment lawyers after all!), it\u2019s also set within the context of the organisation being purpose and values driven and, ultimately, is aimed at helping the organisation, and in turn, its people to collectively thrive.<\/p>\n

What’s ‘regenerative business’?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is within this context that we became interested in the concept of regenerative business and regenerative leadership and, in particular, the work of Giles Hutchins<\/a>, who is a thought leader in this area.<\/p>\n

A regenerative approach to business is one that isn\u2019t just about the long-term survival of the business; it involves moving away from the traditional concept of business simply extracting what it needs (from resources and people). Instead, the way of being becomes one of regenerating<\/em> resources, i.e. creating and giving back, not just taking away. A regenerative approach will also normally encompass an organisation reflecting its purpose and values in everything it does, helping it to truly thrive \u2013 this is what drives our purpose as employment lawyers.<\/p>\n

How can our ‘Reflection Tool’ help?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Stephanie Paterson, one of our co-founders, recently had the pleasure of collaborating with Giles to co-create a practical Reflection Tool for leaders and businesses. Its purpose is to provoke thought and reflection which, in turn, will lead to positive change. The tool is a set of reflective questions that invite contemplation and discussion about where your organisation is on its regenerative journey towards a more agile, developmental and adult-adult culture.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Reflection Tool\u2019 is available here<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/em> for free. <\/em><\/p>\n

The questions are separated into themes and we envisage them being used most usefully in bite-sized chunks, focusing on each section at a time, to enable meaningful reflection and discussion.<\/p>\n

The questions are designed to act as a catalyst for:<\/p>\n

1) intentional self-reflection;<\/p>\n

2) dialogue with others; and<\/p>\n

3) planning organisational change.<\/p>\n

We suggest that the Reflection Tool is used something like this:<\/p>\n