{"id":19,"date":"2025-10-10T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elev8yourculture.co.uk\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:08:59","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elev8yourculture.co.uk\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/elev8yourculture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/evalu8.png&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;lighten&#8221; min_height=&#8221;433.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px|0px|4px|0px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;4%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nunito|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f1f1f&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-2px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1>what i&#8217;m noticing<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Nothing You Could Do||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1f1f1f&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nothing You Could Do||||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; min_height=&#8221;91.4px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;20%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Writing on culture, leadership, and the things organisations avoid.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Blog Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f0ea&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;63px||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Blog Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Most of what I do happens in rooms &#8211; workshops, leadership conversations, post-incident rebuilding. 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