Chess Club - Drama Club
Sally introduces the 'Club Mix' as a playful recipe for everyday inclusion and creativity, designed to enhance team dynamics and drive business success by blending imagination and analysis.
Ideal for leaders and managers, this book uses real-life stories, business insights, and practical exercises to help you harness the value of inclusive teams. Written for all stages and sizes of business, it will support you in broadening your capabilities and fostering a resilient and innovative culture.
UK Publication Date 15th September 2026
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A Playful Way to Think About Inclusion and Creativity
It’s simple: which club would you rather join, the chess club or the drama club?
Whether you are strongly drawn to one or the other, or the other one leaves you cold, just make a quick decision. Based on your self-identified preference we then go on to think about what work situations and contexts suit you best, and when you need to call on your friends in the other club to develop resilient plans and solutions.
There’s no deep analytical theory or research. No rights, no wrongs. No judgements. Just a prompt to help you remember, whether you’re a leader or a member of a team, that others are not only different but also happy doing things that you may not enjoy doing. This is a good thing. You can help each other and all be happy. That’s teamwork.
The Drama and Chess of Climate Change
Write up of webinar with the My Climate Risk Interdisciplinary Learning Group (MCRILG) The Pearl, Reading University
Photographs ©️2023 Jenny Segal