People often ask, what is Organisational Development (OD)? But the reality is you might already be practicing it without necessarily realising. That was the case for Susanette Mansour, CEO of Croydon Vision and Organisation Development Practitioners (ODP) programme alumnus. Susanette told us, “The ODP affirmed a lot of what I already knew as well as…
November 16th marks the International Day for Tolerance, a day dedicated to recognising the importance of tolerance in building harmonious and inclusive societies and workplaces. This serves as a reminder that tolerance is not just about acceptance, but about celebrating our differences and building bridges between people and cultures. Why tolerance matters Tolerance, according to…
Summer has come to an end, and with it, the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics have drawn to a close. This season of sport has been marked by an extraordinary showcase of performance and dedication. The Olympics and Paralympics represent the pinnacle of an athlete’s career, and for many, it is the culmination of a…
Leadership and management can often be misunderstood to be the same thing and it is easy to see why. Both are essential roles to have in a well-functioning organisation, society, and life in general. A manager manages people and line managers are seen at all levels of an organisation and tend to manage a sub-team…
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…
With the UK general election tomorrow and the Irish and US general elections just around the corner, we begin to enter a period of uncertainty. Many of us will want to know what this will mean for people, management and leadership during turbulent times. Experts will try to foresee the effects that the election results…
My friend got married a few months ago and at the wedding, his dad said to me: ‘I know who you are – you’re the consultant with a heart’… This prompted me to reflect on what consultancy with a heart is. Leading with emotion Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz think about leadership in terms of…
Join us on a journey of love-infused leadership and unleash your full potential with ‘Leading From Love’ by Helena Clayton and Roffey Park Institute. What role does love play in leadership, and how could it transform our approaches in the workplace? These intriguing questions form the core of Helena Clayton’s white paper, ‘Leading From Love.’…
Trust in groups is like water is for fish – you do not notice it until it has gone. It is built incrementally through the daily interactions of sharing, valuing and reciprocating vulnerability. As leaders and colleagues, the decisions we make around how we connect with, and relate to, others offer the opportunity to build…
It appears that we are lifting rocks in almost every avenue of society and discovering how prevalent toxic culture has become, whether it be in political parties, religious organisations, sports organisations or even amongst celebrities and their teams. Working in reverse from this discovery, can we unpack why these cultures occur? It is important to…
Developing personal effectiveness is essential today. Increasingly we need to influence people both in person and virtually utilising different form of communication. We are best able to do this through developing our confidence, clarity of purpose and the communication skills. Our roles as leaders or managers – in tough times, or during change – also…
