The nature of great compassionate leadership, courtesy of Google
If your latest staff satisfaction survey has highlighted an increase in staff who feel undervalued and disengaged, and you’re observing…
What is organization development?
A definition of Organization Development Organization Development (OD) is the work of facilitating organisational success, by aligning structural, cultural and…
Where Organisation Development Thrives
This paper was the winning entry in the 2017 research competition. Written by Gervase Bushe, Professor of Leadership and Organization Development…
Building Resilience in Teams? Here’s how
Ask anyone at work whether they’ve experienced change in the last five years and it’s likely that the answer will…
HR and the future of work – will HR have a role to play?
Last week I had an opportunity to debate “Who is the People Director of the Future” (www.peopledirector.org) with a group…
Responsiveness and response-ability
A friend of mine was recently negotiating flexible working hours in a new senior leadership position. While we were sharing…
The Expert as Leader
People skilled in specialist technical or professional areas are often wary of taking on leadership roles. Those technical experts that…
Advanced coaching skills: Part 6 – Changing the world, one person at a time
Arguably, this is the most controversial coaching blog that I have yet written… The potential controversy lies in the fundamental…
Advanced coaching skills: Part 5 – Coaching for diversity
How do we, as coaches, approach diversity? I’m sure that many of us hold a firm belief that this is…
Advanced coaching skills: Part 4 – Ability to pay attention to the full data
Virtually all coach training emphasises – with good reason – the importance of listening skills. Paying attention to what’s being…
Advanced Coaching Skills: Part three – Paying attention to the wider system
Recently, I’ve read a 20-year-old book with the catchy title: We’ve had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy, and the World’s Getting…
Advanced Coaching Skills: Part Two – Ability to step in an out of empathy
Much is written about these days (and not a moment too soon!) about empathy and compassion, and their place in…