Operational failures or even organisational collapse are frequently attributed to poor leadership. The cause of this often includes leaders that lack a mutual understanding of the organisation's direction, fail to support and advocate for their team members, and leave employees feeling adrift and unsupported. The...
I forgot to press “record” for our monthly OD Café on Wednesday. I wish I could share the recording with you – our colleagues on the call were amazing. The call explored our emerging Power and Resistance model. The model shows some promise, contrasting levels...
A solid organisational strategy serves as the North Star, the foundation upon which teams build their actions and decisions towards common objectives. Where there may be confusion or pulling in different directions, strategy provides a roadmap for navigating the complexities, seizing opportunities, and overcoming challenges,...
We had another wonderful OD Café this week and we are sharing some of the feedback and learnings in this week’s newsletter with you here....
Our March Organisation Development café conversation explored the idea of first-time leadership development as a ritual. We largely based the discussion on the Gantz (2010) article which examined volunteer organisations and proposed that leadership development may be the most important capacity of such organisations. We...
“I am a Mini-me version of my manager”. Thats what a delegate on our first-line management program announced when we asked, ‘where or from who did you learn to be a manager?’ This sparked a great debate about the importance of walking the talk as...
We had a call with a small but fast-growing media and entertainment company about aspects of their culture. They were struggling to put their finger on the problem, presenting issues from the smell of staff food in the microwave to failures in work allocation and...
Today I would like to paint a vivid picture of how we see teams in organisations: teamwork orchestrates the most harmonious melodies of success (the teams are the lifeline of the organisation). Much like a finely tuned orchestra, where every instrument plays a crucial role...
This week marked our monthly OD Talk, and true to form, it was an absolute blast! You might be wondering why it was such a big deal—when do our chats not matter, right? Well, we explored such an eye-opening topic: boosting team intelligence by drawing...
Would you like a simple organisational transformation recipe? Well, sure – who wouldn’t, you might say. Ok then – settle down and put your feet up old pal. Pour yourself a shot of that policeman’s coffee. Comfortable? Let’s start with finding out a little about...
