{"id":294,"date":"2026-04-24T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/changing-ourselves\/?p=294"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:51:23","slug":"the-most-valuable-perspectives-are-often-the-hardest-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/changing-ourselves\/2026\/04\/24\/the-most-valuable-perspectives-are-often-the-hardest-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"The most valuable perspectives are often the hardest to hear\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Centre for Coaching &amp; Leadership is\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0a Strategic Learning Review \u2014 yes, try not to\u00a0contain\u00a0your excitement!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may have spotted this in recent organisational\u00a0comms, or\u00a0received a personal invitation to take part.\u00a0\u00a0You may also have already\u00a0deleted\u00a0it, deciding your time, energy and attention were better spent elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0Or that it sounded like the most effective cure for insomnia\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0encountered\u00a0in quite some time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s\u00a0be honest.\u00a0\u00a0A strategic learning review can sometimes produce three\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">very<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0familiar\u00a0insights:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re\u00a0already doing lots of great stuff<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People should engage more<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ll\u00a0review it again next year<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019d\u00a0like ours to do something different. To generate insight that genuinely challenges what we do, how we do it, and who\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0really working for \u2014 even as that sentence threatens to slide into corporate jargon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because the uncomfortable truth is that\u00a0the most valuable perspectives are often the hardest to hear or reach.\u00a0\u00a0The people who are busy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Who assume this\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0really for them.\u00a0\u00a0Or who suspect their views might be inconvenient, unwelcome, or simply ignored.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And yet, in organisations, inactivity never means \u201cnothing happens\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0It means decisions are made anyway \u2014 just without you.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0let that happen:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To get involved:\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join a\u202f60-minute\u202fsession (in-person and online sessions available)\u202fvia\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/services\/employee-self-service-ess\/?utm_source=University+Update&amp;utm_campaign=e0371409f2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_05_01_19_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8af8bb7e0a-e0371409f2-\">Employee Self Service (ESS)<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand search for the session name: Strategic Learning Review\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bring your insight and experience \u2014 no preparation needed\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\">If you\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\">can\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\">\u202fattend,\u202fwe still want to hear from you.\u202fPlease share your reflections via a short\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW46707975 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2F8Y9EhR6sYY&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdmp63%40bath.ac.uk%7Cfed30a2bec5a48940a4508de8f0d0af6%7C377e3d224ea1422db0ad8fcc89406b9e%7C0%7C0%7C639105483364734425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xLTuv5YXdUfOWEwX7lzNGKDcP%2F9UyQ4J9d1pXGWO8H8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW46707975 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">MS Forms questionnaire<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46707975 BCX8\">.\u202fIt should take around 10 minutes to complete.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW46707975 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre for Coaching &amp; 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