Is true grit what it’s all about?
Will “getting gritty” be one of your New Years’ resolutions? It might seem like a strange suggestion, but I’d like to explain why it’s mine.
Being fearless
This is the headline statement of an excellent new book called The Fearless Organisation by Amy Edmondson a Professor at Harvard Business School.
Organisational Design: Illusion Slaying
The great writer, poet and philosopher Arthur Koestler once maintained that nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. We disagree. As OD professionals, we believe that part of our work is to slay illusions so that we gain a more comprehensive view of the whole system.
Unpacking Deloitte’s 2018 Millennials Survey
I recently published “Millennials@Work”, a Mightywaters white paper which reviews key research on Millennials in the workplace and identifies 3 key themes that cast a light on the needs of young people at work – Share of Heart, Autonomy and Personal Growth.
Unlocking the X Factor to deliver organisational change
The 2015 CIPD Learning and Development Survey[i] found that a top priority for leadership development was to equip leaders to drive culture change in organisations. Since the survey was published this has become an even more pressing issue as digitalisation takes hold.
The Knowing – Doing Gap in Diversity and Inclusion
The book ‘The Knowing – Doing Gap’, written by Professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton[1], is one of the great classics in management literature. The insights they share in this bestseller are as relevant today as they were nearly two decades ago when the book was first published.
