Michael Johnstone – författare

To create deep change, you have to disturb people, or at least risk doing so. Shaking people out of their comfort zones not only generates the possibility of change but also elicits new information and brings out hidden resources that people need to navigate unfamiliar waters. Nevertheless, provoking without antagonizing or shutting people down and tolerating their pushback are complex challenges, requiring skill and will.This is the first comprehensive provocation roadmap: why provocation is necessary for effectively leading change, the different forms of provocation, action tools and frameworks, and case studies illustrating how change is achieved through the sustained and careful use of provocation and disturbance, with strategies and tactics for minimizing the risks involved. We illustrate, for example, how two Australian farmers challenged centuries-old farming practice to regenerate their properties and how a large American bank used the death of a revered CEO to reinvigorate the business. We show how a young indigenous school principal tackled entrenched attitudes to turn a failing school around and how a national statistical service acted like a technology start-up to innovate during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case studies address change at the local level, within organizations, as well as on a national scale. We finish with a synthesis of the lessons learned and a set of ideas about building people’s capacity to use provocation to live, learn, and thrive. Provocation as Leadership offers a blueprint for people who, using provocation, want to ignite change and help their organizations, group, or community break through to a better future. This book provides a vehicle to see provocation in its potential for necessary disturbance, to lay bare its anatomy, and give access to its possibilities, including how to enable provocateurs to live another day.

To create deep change, you have to disturb people, or at least risk doing so. Shaking people out of their comfort zones not only generates the possibility of change but also elicits new information and brings out hidden resources that people need to navigate unfamiliar waters. Nevertheless, provoking without antagonizing or shutting people down and tolerating their pushback are complex challenges, requiring skill and will.This is the first comprehensive provocation roadmap: why provocation is necessary for effectively leading change, the different forms of provocation, action tools and frameworks, and case studies illustrating how change is achieved through the sustained and careful use of provocation and disturbance, with strategies and tactics for minimizing the risks involved. We illustrate, for example, how two Australian farmers challenged centuries-old farming practice to regenerate their properties and how a large American bank used the death of a revered CEO to reinvigorate the business. We show how a young indigenous school principal tackled entrenched attitudes to turn a failing school around and how a national statistical service acted like a technology start-up to innovate during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case studies address change at the local level, within organizations, as well as on a national scale. We finish with a synthesis of the lessons learned and a set of ideas about building people’s capacity to use provocation to live, learn, and thrive. Provocation as Leadership offers a blueprint for people who, using provocation, want to ignite change and help their organizations, group, or community break through to a better future. This book provides a vehicle to see provocation in its potential for necessary disturbance, to lay bare its anatomy, and give access to its possibilities, including how to enable provocateurs to live another day.

This combined sticker and coloring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first words. With simple text and delightful outline drawings by Jenny Tulip, it presents the concept of shapes to young readers in an entertaining way. The pages can be colored in by the reader, using pencils, crayons or magic markers, and then finished off by placing the special color stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, posters and games.

This combined sticker and coloring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first words. With simple text and delightful outline drawings by Jenny Tulip, it presents the concept of sizes to young readers in a fun way. The pages can be colored in by the reader, using pencils, crayons or magic markers, and then finished off by placing the special color stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, posters and games.

This combined sticker and colouring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first simple words. See friendly teddy bears using a red postbox, eating a yellow banana, swimming in the blue sea, walking on the green grass, and much more. The pages can be coloured in using pencils, crayons or felt-tipped pens, and then finished off by placing the special colour stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, games and posters.

This combined sticker and colouring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first simple words and concepts. See friendly teddy bears using a red postbox, swimming in the blue sea, and walking on the green grass. Contrast front and back, clean and dirty, wet and dry, summer and winter, and many other entertaining opposites. Spot the largest and smallest things in big picture scenes. The pages can be filled in using pencils, crayons or pens, and then finished off by placing the special reusable stickers on each page. Have fun!

This third edition of the book offers an up-to-date review of Diabetes Mellitus with a focus on both Micro- and Macrovascular Disease. The text includes a review of the basic concepts of : Diabetes and Vascular Disease, including Endothelial Dysfunction;