Last week I had the great opportunity to attend this year’s Roffey Park Institute OD Conference and what followed were two days of incredible thought-provoking sessions, enriching conversations and plenty of academic rigour supported by real-world practice insights. Here are my reflections. Informally the conference began on Wednesday evening for guests who had decided to…
Organisation development practice can be a lonely place at times. You may be trying to influence business leaders as a freelance consultant or employed by your organisation as an OD specialist and often find yourself asking ‘Why am I the only one who is seeing this?’ Using real-life client projects, Emma du Parcq, Head of…
On Tuesday morning’s navigator event, Driving Change and Transformation The Power of Organisational Development (OD), an esteemed panel of professionals who operate within the space of OD discussed, using their own experiences and contexts, what OD is and means to them, how OD can be utilised effectively to drive change and transformation and how Roffey…
Compared to the workplace of 50 years ago, today’s work environment is characterised by rapid technological advancements and a heightened awareness of emotional well-being. Employees have become increasingly vocal about their emotional needs, and as a result, work-life balance and an engaging workplace culture have emerged as critical components of people management strategies. However, modern…
What are the assumptions about inclusion and inclusive leadership that hinder real progress in organisations? How can Organisational Development (OD) ensure that inclusive leadership becomes a core and sustainable element of organisational performance rather than an additional or superficial practice? At this year’s Roffey Park Institute OD Conference, renowned Leadership & OD specialist and best-selling…
As an OD practitioner, are you thinking about how you measure impact? Do you understand the importance of developing collective leadership capabilities to aid problem-solving skills? This October, OD consultant, renowned speaker and Place-Based leadership expert Dr Rob Worrall will be talking at Roffey Park’s annual OD Conference about how his Place-Based Leadership Development (P-BLD) initiatives develop individual…
Are you interested in what unites us and what makes us different? But does focusing and enlarging these differences endanger the existence of the OD profession? This October at Roffey Park’s OD Conference, Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter and Partner at Ginkgo Consulting, Jesse Segers, will be asking you if there is a…
Are you diversifying where you are learning your OD practices from? Can OD tap more into local communities and cultures without being by the book? This October, Organisational Culture Expert and CEO of People Strategies Hawaiʻi, Ku’ulani Keohokalole will be talking at Roffey Park about how indigenous values and wisdom resonate with the practice of…
Our next staff spotlight welcomes Head of Faculty, Ciara Halloran. Ciara joined Roffey Park Institute as an associate in 2019 working on Leadership Development programmes with our Irish clients. In 2021 she became a Senior Consultant in Organisational Development and since then has been promoted to Head of Faculty and recently interim Head of Operations…
Our staff spotlight series continues as we welcome Brian O’Mahony to Roffey Park Institute, who joins the sales and marketing team as Client Relationship Manager based out of our Dublin office. Brian was born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Ireland which is a town of 20,000 people in the south of Ireland. Brian went to university…
During the 26th-27th of October, Shelly Hossain will be one of the keynote speakers at Roffey Park Institute’s OD Conference. Shelly has been awarded 5 national awards over the years for her EDI work, so it comes as no surprise that her announcement as lead speaker is incredibly exciting for all those who plan on attending.…
Linda Holbeche will be one of the keynote speakers at Roffey Park Institute’s upcoming OD Conference occurring on the 26th – 27th of October 2023. She comes armed with a wealth of varied sector experience, which includes co-authoring the must-read book, ‘Organization Development – A practitioner’s guide for OD and HR’ with the globally renowned…
