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TudoRama

TudoRama explores the nature and practice of creativity in the arts, sciences, politics and above all in everyday life. Tudor Rickards is Emeritus Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change at the University of Manchester. Tudor studied chemistry and radiation chemistry at The University of Wales at Cardiff. Following post-doctoral research at New York Medical College, he returned to the UK to work in technical management before joining Manchester Business School. He has published numerous

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3:05

How is trust earned and lost?

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2024/11/11

Send us a textHow is trust earned and lost?Notes prepared for a 4th edition of Dilemmas of LeadershipNovember 11 I scribble down some initial thoughts.How is trust earned and lost?Psychological theoriesPractical experiencesAre leaders actions ‘banked’? And selectively remembered with distortions: the popular expression of a deeply held belief as“QUOTE I’ll never forget the way he…”A personal storyTrust building exercises on leadership courses at Brathay Hall with executives and MBA ...

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5:34

Chess training resumes. Question of the week "why...

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2024/11/10

Send us a textChess training resumes. Question of the week: “why can’t a Queen castle?”After half-term hiatus, my Sunday morning junior chess training resumes. As ever, the session is a source of enlightenment for me (as well, I hope, for the students). I can report the break has not affected the retention of earlier lessons by the students. For example, one has become somewhat entranced by the utterance of the magic term ‘j'adoube’, as defence against the other magic utteranc...

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4:21

Ed Davey. Don’t laugh at him, he’s not a fool

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2024/11/09

Send us a textEd Davey. Don’t laugh at him, he’s not a fool.Written and spoken by Tudor RickardsIn the 2024 General Election in the United Kingdom, The Liberal Democratic Party leader Ed Davey began to attract media coverage for a series of events which were unkindly described as political stunts. Davey was widely mocked by the press, and by the general public who appeared mostly confused about them.An irate journalist for the Telegraph vented feelings implied by other media commentators“[T]h...

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2:53

On naming Liverpool’s new football manager … the case...

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2024/11/08

Send us a textOn naming Liverpool’s new football manager … the case for Nominative Determinism.The story came to life for me today, when William, an acquaintance of mine who is an avid football follower, suggested that you had to have a special sort of name at present to become a manager at Liverpool FC."They used to pick managers with solid English or Scottish names", he continued, " - Bill, Kenny, Joe, Bob and Roy."I resisted saying that Roy Evans was Welsh ..."Anyway, then they...

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7:49

Wit and Wisdom: Election special, 6 November 2024

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2024/11/06

Send us a textWit and Wisdom: Election special, 6 November 2024Composed by contributors to “X”Collated and spoken by Tudor Rickards8.00amTimes are GMT. Posts from 3 - 6 November@elonmuskLast election, I didn’t know a single independent/swing voter who was voting for Trump. This time, I don’t know anyone who isn’t.And one person after another has confided in me that they’re voting for Trump, but they’re afraid to say so publicly, because it will affect their friends/job/customers.Cru...

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5:27

Wit and wisdom, November 1-4 2024

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2024/11/04

Send us a textWit and wisdom, November 1-4 2024@cjhancockPeople say I have an elevendency to exaggerate.@mustard99Same here, I go to Elevenerife on holiday.@at a prayer meeting for Trump“But I want you to know and we want you to know we believe you are a vessel. You are a chosen vessel”@jemmaforteThe Titanic?@TollytBEveryone should try blindfold archery.Go on, give it a go, you don't know what you're missing.@cynicalboomerReporting on a discussion on Fox News over wives deceiving their husban...

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2:56

Thinking about leadership using a dilemmas approach

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2024/11/01

Send us a textDilemmas of Leadership Chapter 2: Dilemmas of Destiny and DevelopmentWritten and spoken by Tudor RickardsFaced with an important leadership problem, a helpful approach is to arrive at a simple either–or statement which expresses a way of thinking as a dilemma.Sometimes this is enough for an idea of resolving the problem to occur to you.At other times, deeper thinking may be required, often of a creative kind.A powerful thinking trigger is to convert the problem into a how-to sta...

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5:26

Wit and Wisdom, Late October 2024

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2024/10/30

Send us a text@jdpoc John O’DonnellRemember, clocks go back tonight.If you're a Tory, back to 1953.If you're Reform, back to 1932.If you're Jacob Rees-Mogg, back to 1741.And if you're Nigel Farage, you just demand that 'Clocks Should Go Back Where They Came From."@disavowtrump20Jeff Bezos has forced The Washington Post - the newspaper he owns - to not endorse in a presidential race for the first time 36 years because he’s worried Donald Trump will take away his government contracts. @ask...

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6:27

The club of 1984. A walk down memory lane

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2024/10/28

Send us a textThe club of 1984. A walk down memory laneWritten and spoken by Tudor Rickards10.45am, Monday 28 October, 2024I am sitting in Bold Street Coffee (est 2010)It’s one of a range of coffee shops and rather swanky bars which have replaced the West wing of the old Manchester Business School off Booth Street West.I’m about to join the 40 year reunion of MBA graduates at what is now the Alliance ManchesterBusiness School.Manchester has changed. Its Business School has changed. Goes witho...

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6:01

Cricket’s dirty secret revealed.

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2024/10/26

Send us a textCricket’s dirty secret revealed. I am utterly gobsmacked. Flabbergasted. Dumbfounded. Discombobulated. Shocked to my underparts. Shaken and stirred. My entire sense of reality upset.This morning, early enough for me to suspect I had been dreaming, I heard the hideous truth about the cornerstone of everything British, the game of cricket.I am not alone. Scales dropped from my eyes. It is six thirty am, during the last week of British summer time. I am avoiding gett...

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5:56

A nail-biting finish for the East Cheadle second...

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2024/10/22

Send us a textMonday, the 21st of OctoberThe East Cheadle second team begins it season with a lengthy trip to a newcomer to the league Glossop.Our new captain Jim continues to show off the luxury of driving in his super new BMW. His enthusiasm stretches to picking up various members of the team transporting us to the event.The pick ups are executed smoothly. we set off into the night. We have every reason to be confident. Glossup has had a bad start to its first season in the league. in their...

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4:13

The Dilemmas of a new King: Charles 111 heckled on...

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2024/10/22

Send us a textThe Dilemmas of a new King: Charles 111 heckled on his State Visit to Australia.Written and spoken by Tudor Rickards On October 21, 2024, the 70 year-old King Charles is making his first visit to Australia since acceding to the throne.His time as King has been troubled with serious health problems. His earlier role as Prince of Wales was frequently interrupted by Welsh Nationalists shouting “you’re not our Prince”.King Charles suffers from the longevity and popularity ...

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4:22

Why I don’t edit my podcasts. It’s not entirely...

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2024/10/20

Send us a textWhy I don’t edit my podcasts. It’s not entirely sloth, or obsessive need for closureWritten and spoken by Tudor Rickards20 October, 2024I have friends who are far more tech-savvy than I am. One asked me directly recently why I didn’t remove the various audio blubs or whatever they are called from my podcasts.The others probably remain silent to stop further discussion of podcasting (a subject banned from our coffee meetings,, along with philosophy, Manchester United, and reminis...

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9:07

A brilliant fighting draw for the injury-hit first...

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2024/10/18

Send us a textA brilliant fighting draw for the injury-hit first team: Urmston v East Cheadle irregularsThursday 17 October 2024It’s the nightmare of travelling to the gates of hell and through the Urmston roundabout, year after year. The great Welsh philosopher Dai Nickerbockers called this the perpetual recurrence.nightmare, but that’s a different story.So, to the tale of pulsating matches, of victories gained and victories snatched away by the fickle finger of chess fate. But I get ah...

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6:36

Photo of 63. A short story by Stephen Tranter

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2024/10/16

Send us a textThe Photograph of 63. A short story by Stephen TranterIt gives me a lot of pleasure to introduce this podcast. It’s a prize-winning short story written by and read by Steven Tranter. He says it’s partly biographic. I’d say it’s a fine example of a creative work from an experienced author. If you like what you are about to listen to, you will be able find examples of Steve’s novels drawing on his legal experience, via Dr Google or Amazon.Tudor Rickards Stay up-to-date with a...

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5:25

‘Institutions under siege: Donald Trump’s Attack on...

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2024/10/14

Send us a text‘Institutions under siege: Donald Trump’s Attack on the Deep State’ , by John Campbell, A review’Prepared by Tudor Rickards, Monday 14 October, 2024.The most debated political question of the year is arguably ‘Will Donald Trump win the Presidency of the United States for the Second Time? (Or for the third time, as the question might be posed by Trump’s MAGA supporters).Let’s stick to ‘for the second time’.The question has increasingly dominated media attention this year, as the ...

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7:01

Wit and Wisdom. October 2024

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2024/10/12

Send us a textWit and wisdom, October 2024This podcast could have been dominated by the Middleton East crisis. Instead, the Nobel prize announcements caught my eye. The posts about Netanyahu capture rage, anger, frustration, and scapegoating, but unsurprisingly no wit, and not a lot of wisdom. @TollytBI just asked my girlfriend, "Is it just me, or is the cat getting fat?""No, it's just you."@bbclauraWhile prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing ...

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3:39

An innovator describes his process of Invention.

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2024/10/11

Send us a textAn innovator describes his process of Invention.This morning, I received a email from an old friend, Ram Kumar Saxena. We have kept in touch for many years since he wrote an article about his invention processes for the then new journal, Creativity and Innovation Management.He kindly updated me on his thoughts, which he hoped would be of value in my current efforts at updating my textbook Dilemmas of Leadership.He was right. To explain, I have to go back to his early articl...

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2:43

To my chess students and parents. A ‘Sunday sermon’

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2024/10/09

Send us a textTo my chess students and parents. A ‘Sunday sermon’.I came across a summary of my often repeated message to chess students. It’s useful, too for parents wanting to encourage them. Here is the advice from Marks Meadows a chess coach, which I hope is already familiar, and could have come from my ‘Sunday sermons’. The advice comes in two parts.To get better, Mark says:'Memorize the core opening principles: Develop pieces as fast as you can, only one or two pawn moves, do...

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2:57

How to explain Social Constructionism to a Scientist,...

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2024/10/05

Send us a textHow to explain Social Constructionism to a Scientist, and why it mattersTogether with a team of teaching colleagues, I have been introducing participants on business courses to an approach for developing leadership skills. The results of earlier courses turned into the book Dilemmas of Leadership which reached its third edition in 2015.I am now considering what would be needed for such a course a decade later.There are obviously changes in the challenges faced or about to ...

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