Tony Quinlan
tonyquinlan.bsky.social
Tony Quinlan
@tonyquinlan.bsky.social
Helping people and organisations with those problems that feel like trying to put a nappy on an octopus.

Coach, consultant, keynote speaker, writer. Cynefin, complexity, narrative. Cricket, music, comics, painting.

Not half as funny as I think I am.
Culture change isn't about declaring new values. You need to map the terrain first - where are the rivers you can't cross directly? The bridges? Then guide people along the route that actually works. buff.ly/O51r4nB

#CultureChange #OrganisationalDevelopment #ComplexityLeadership #ChangeMgt
Culture Isn't Your Values - It's Your Landscape
Culture change isn’t about values on posters. This is how leaders can learn to read the terrain, follow the contours, and create change that actually lasts.
www.tonyquinlan.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
25 years of working with organizations has taught me something important: complexity isn't just a buzzword, it's the water we're all swimming in.
As I transition from Narrate to TonyQuinlan.com, I'm focusing even more on helping teams who feel stuck when conventional approaches aren't working.
May 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Join @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in conversation with @gilliantett.bsky.social about her new book—The measure of progress - counting what really matters—at @waterstones.bsky.social in Cambridge on 29 April, 6pm.

Book your ticket: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/an-ev...
February 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Cambridge University is looking for 2 Assistant Professors in Public Policy to work in the Faculty of Human, Social, & Political Science, starting August 2025.

Scholars with research & teaching experience in public policy are encouraged to apply by 10 March 2025.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Living in Amsterdam, I'm constantly surrounded by small, poignant reminders of the Holocaust—traces that weren’t so visible to me when I lived in the UK.

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January 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Been reflecting on company narratives recently. In my new article, I explore how the stories told at the coffee machine shape behavior more than any official policy. When those stories clash, that's where the real work begins. #ChangeManagement #OrgDev #CultureChange
narrate.co.uk/2024/09/embr...
Embracing Culture Change And Building Healthier Organisations
Discover how embracing culture change can transform your organisation and key strategies to foster a healthier company culture.
narrate.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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Every celebrity has a lookalike in foreign media no.583: Russian Stanley Unwin "Are you sitty comftybold two-square on your botty in the dangly Kremlin bode? Deep joy"
October 11, 2024 at 3:47 PM