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Organisational development and diversity from a practitioner perspective

Organisational development is a complex and interlinked series of activities, thinking and strategies. In this podcast, David talks with Jo Franco-Wheeler who is the Director of Organisational Development and Diversity at Inmarsat about the issues high tech organisations are facing especially around organisational development and inclusion and why these are interlinked. Listen now Subscribe Subscribe […]

#organisational development

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White Lies in Performance Reviews – do they matter?

Performance reviews are a common feature of organisational life. But we live in a society that values being polite and kind to others. As a result, when managers give their employees’ performance feedback, they often struggle to give negative critiques. Some leaders and managers often choose to soften criticism by telling white lies to avoid […]

#bias #equality #Gender #Human Resources #performance feedback #stereotypes #white lie

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The Life and Business Changing Nature of Frames

Frames are a critical part of how we think about and perceive our world. But what are frames? How do you change a frame? Why would you want to? These and more questions are answered in this interview with the authors of Framers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil; Kenneth Cukier, Viktor […]

#Framers #Frames

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A New Study on the Complex Nature of Microaggressions

The Nature of microagressions tend to be misunderstood. Even though the concept of microaggressions has been circulating in psychiatry for 4 decades, the term has only recently become popular in mainstream organisational and societal consciousness. Originally, the idea of microaggressions was used to describe the veiled hostility and disdain shown to African Americans by racist […]

#ambiguity #anxiety #discrimination #Human Resources #marginalised groups #microaggressions #objective #oppression #perception

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New Research on Problems with the Lean Start-up Methodology

The lean start-up method has become a very popular and well-used approach for entrepreneurs building new businesses. The Lean Start-Up method, which has close links to agile product development and manufacturing, may not be as suitable for most start-ups as it first appears. A recent is calling in to question whether this and the business […]

#business model canvas #customer validation #entrepreneurial business models #lean start-up #organisational development

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Coaching: Dark Triad Traits in the Coach

Coach Dark Traid Traits may be a neglected area of attention. What happens when the coach has dark triad traits? In a new study, Professor Adrian Furnham, of University College London has explored the area of coach dark triad traits and what impact they might have on coachees. The Podcast Coach Dark Triad Traits The […]

#coach #coaching #dark triad #interview #Podcast #Research

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A new study on utilising the Lean Startup Framework

Lean start-up is a popular framework that uses an iterative process of quick cycles of product development followed by real life user feedback to make the product better and find out how customers are using it, so that, when the product or service finally hits the market, it is both desirable and has a high […]

#business models #lean start-up #market opportunity navigator #minimum viable products #organisational development #persevere-or-pivot #start-up #validated learning

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How good leaders learn from failure

You don’t need a leader if you aren’t going anywhere. But if you and your organisation or business is on a journey, especially when all around you is changing, one thing is inevitable – failure. In his latest book, Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong, James Wetrich explores the role of failure in good leadership […]

#failure #Leadership #Stifled

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The 5DC dimensions of curiosity and curious people

The old saying the curiosity killed the cat is wrong. It should be curiosity skilled the cat. In this research briefing that was sent to members in 2021 I look at a study that examined the 5 dimensions of curiosity and curious people. Do you recognise yourself? Curiosity refers to the recognition, pursuit and exploration […]

#curiosity #curiosity factors #curiosity scale #curious people

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A new study on the psychology of trust in face-to-face and virtual teams

A plethora of previous research has confirmed the critical role of trust in team formation, maintenance, and outcomes. With over 3.3 million research papers looking at trust in a team context, and approximately 58,000 new studies looking at trust in teams in 2020 alone, the empirical evidence that intra-team trust is a critical factor for […]

#face-to-face teams #teams #teamwork #Trust #virtual teams

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