John Dooner

My work is informed by the belief that Human Dignity is the key to great outcomes and after leaving my last Local Government post (2002), I had the opportunity to work with people and teams who were looking for better alignment, a sense of purpose beyond the now and an opportunity to resolve tensions and conflicts that were holding them back. There have been some huge turning points; the opportunity to work with people as an enabler/coach has been fantastic. I’m a qualified mediator working with individuals and teams and work with groups in developing approaches to see us into a challenging and exciting future that’s also just a bit scary! I like walking, cycling, photography and using my local gym. I delight in connecting with people and believe that we all of us, hold the present in stewardship for the future. I’ve been lucky because I’ve worked with great people, I have to quote Einstein and Oasis, “Stood on the Shoulders of Giants!”
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Maverick Self-Development

The cave you fear to enter

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“The cave you fear to enter hold the treasure you seek.” You might recognise the above quotation from Joseph Campbell-an Educator, Author and Storyteller: it’s pretty much self explanatory so I won't dwell on it...
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Dark & Complex Days – How Do We Lead?

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Dark & Complex Days - How Do We Lead? I’m a member of a small group of people who have agreed to meet to see how we might “pool our wisdom to the wider benefit...
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A Dead Fish Under The Carpet!

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Mediation or Exit Preparation? A Dead Fish Under The Carpet! I’m a qualified Workplace Mediator and have worked across a number of contexts, all of them had reached a point from where it appeared the...
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Maverick Execution

Seriously no interview needed!

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Seriously, no interview needed! Over the last couple of days, I’ve caught up on a couple of programmes that documented the first 24 hours of the D. Day landings: 24 critical hours that eventually lead to...
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Hybrid Working and Domestic Abuse

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Lockdown, Hybrid Working and Domestic Abuse. Over the lockdown period there has been a rise in reported incidents of Domestic Abuse, with one source quoting an increase of 60%. For the targets of Domestic Abuse,...
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Maverick Leadership

Keeping Fish Observation and environments

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Keeping Fish, Observation and Environments. I used to keep Tropical Fish. They taught me (although I didn’t realise it at the time!) a lot about maintaining a stable environment and what happened when it was...
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Maverick Execution

5 Nudges and the Maverick Leader

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5 Nudges: Could, Might, Can, Should, Must and the Maverick Leader. Carina had been referred to me by the HR team in a large (2,700+) organisation in my role as a development coach. She was...
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Redefine your purpose or go!

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Redefine your purpose or go! It’s heading toward the end of December 2020 and at this time of year, I usually put out a piece of reflection to my contacts. The idea is that they think about the things they want to leave behind this year and those they wish to carry with them, plan for and hopefully celebrate. I didn’t do it this year because we are in turmoil, laced with grief, sorrow and uncertainty. I’m angry and sad with my decision and at the same time completely understand my reasons for making it: an interesting ambiguity!
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Reaching out to our common humanity

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Can reaching out to our common humanity stop us making the same mistakes - again? In an excellent and very readable book, "The Power of Human", the author, Adam Watz explains "how we can solve one...
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