OrgDev with Distinction

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this week's interview, we're looking at Organisation Design. How do you do it in way that helps build healthier organisations and ultimately a society that works for all? We're joined by the excellent Julian Chender, Principal for Operating Model and Organisation Design for the global consulting firm Accenture. Julian was a ple...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In our latest OrgDev podcast episode, we explore the profound systemic approach to wellbeing advocated by Michael Matania, CEO of Mycelium. Unlike conventional initiatives that often pay lip service to wellbeing, Mycelium focuses on fostering sustainable performance through comprehensive, culturally embedded strategies.  Michael’s journey is par...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! This week's OrgDev Podcast features Dr. Eerika Hedman-Phillips, an accomplished Organisational Development and leadership development professional with over 15 years of experience in leadership development, coaching, change management, and research.  As the talent management lead for an international sports media company, Eerika brings a we...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this week's episode of the Org Dev podcast,  our guest is Adam Kahane, a Director at Reos Partners and author of 5 books including Collaborating with the Enemy and Facilitating Breakthrough.  Adam shared insights from his extensive experience in fostering collaboration across diverse groups, the essence of transformative facilitation and...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this week's episode of the OrgDev podcast we explore the fascinating world of organisational dynamics with Jeff Boudro, the Executive Director of Power & Systems, Inc.  In this interview, Jeff reveals the secrets to transforming companies by effectively working with tops, middles, and bottoms. Learn how to enhance leadership, build r...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Why is it so common to see relationships in organisations where there is a parent/child dynamic? Why does this occur, and what can we do about it? To answer these questions we invited James Longwell from Google onto our podcast.  James shared some fabulous insights about Transactional Analysis, his work with Google and his career with other big...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In the latest episode of the OrgDev Podcast, we were joined by the excellent Mike Jones, founder and director of LBI Consulting. In this brilliant conversation, Mike brings a unique combination of experiences from military leadership and elite sports teams to organisational psychology and systems thinking. Mike unpacks what we so often get wrong...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In the latest episode of the OrgDev Podcast, we were joined by Dr. Jonathan Westover all the way from Utah, USA who shared invaluable insights on how to cultivate a healthy and dynamic workplace. As a seasoned expert with a background that bridges academia and real-world practice, Jonathan brings a practical approach to making workplaces better...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Welcome to our latest interview with Sarah Walsh, a leading expert in organisation development! In this episode, Sarah shares her refreshingly practical approach to helping organizations thrive. She emphasizes meeting clients where they are, making the complex world of organizational development accessible and understandable for everyone. Sarah...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our podcast this week is with the fabulous Dr Krister Lowe where we delve into achieving team excellence. Krister has dedicated his career to researching and developing teams across the globe, bringing a wealth of insights and expertise to our discussion.  Join us as we explore the transformative power of the 6 Team Conditions framework, which i...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How do we take an evidence-based approach to organizational dynamics and leadership. Join us as we sit down with David Wilkinson, Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Review, to explore the myths that pervade organisational life. From misconceptions about diversity, equality, and inclusion to the intricacies of leadership styles and decision-making pro...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest episode of the OrgDev podcast is with the brilliant Nate Price Whittle. Nate is a leader with a remarkable track record of driving culture change. As someone who has spearheaded transformative initiatives in one of the largest healthcare systems globally, Nate offers invaluable insights into how to equip managers to lead culture chang...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest episode of the OrgDev podcast is with Steve Hearsum. Steve has recently published his first book called No Silver Bullet: Moving Beyond Quick Fix Solutions in Business and the Psychology of Change Management . We had an energising time talking with Steve and unpacking why we are so tempted by quick fixes both as leaders.  We covered a...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest episode of the OrgDev podcast is with Jag Johal.  Jag is responsible for driving organisational change and developing a culture of agility across Jaguar Land Rover. He is an experienced leader specialising in people and digital transformation and is leading an extensive programme to deploy an agile model and process across the Enginee...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! We're big fans of Dr Hayley Lewis who is probably known best by many for the amazing SketchNotes she creates and shares on Linked In.  In each Sketch note, she synthesises a leadership theory or model into an engaging and easy-to-understand illustration.    Hayley is also a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and Registered Occupational Psychol...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest video is an interview with the brilliant Bola Ogundeji.  Bola works as Director of People and OD for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).  LLDC is responsible for delivering the next phase of the organisation’s legacy of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and shares some fantastic insights on integrating an OD perspective i...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How do you create a meaningful learning experience that expands the capability of an individual and transforms their worldview so that they develop greater capability, confidence, creativity, and adaptability? For this week's episode of OrgDev we invited Tessa Sharp and Keith Jones to join us.  They have dedicated a large part of their care...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest video is an interview with Sam Spurlin, consultant at The Ready (founded by Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work ).  We explore practical strategies and insights with Sam for shaping the future of work. The Ready are on a mission to revolutionise the work landscape envisioning a future that is more human, adaptive, meaningful, and e...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! We're all born with a particular genetic makeup that shaped by our environment and our life experiences. But we're not born with a manual for how to use that personality in our work, how we make sense of the world, how we create relationships, or how we change things about ourselves as well So to help us with that we've invited Ni...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Our latest podcast episode is with Sarah Morgan, Chief People Officer of the North Central London - Integrated Care System. We spent an extremely enjoyable and insightful hour with Sarah. We explored how Sarah leverages her OD expertise to create change across a vast NHS care system that serves over 1.6million people across London. Sarah was a b...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! This time we catch up with Anna Spragg.  Anna is a Director at Anna Spragg Consultancy where she specialises in people, culture, diversity and inclusion.  We enjoyed meeting Anna at the CIPD OD Conference back in April so were delighted when she agreed to be a guest on the podcast. In this episode,  we explore with Anna what Diversity and Inclus...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! High Performance and Organisation Development at Intel. Intel is the world's largest manufacturer of central processing units and semiconductors and is at an important strategic inflection point. So how do you develop the capability of your leaders so they're able to deliver on your strategy when you're in one of the most competit...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! The latest version of the OrgDev podcast is out now!  We sat down with the brilliant Kenny Temowo from Netflix to talk all things Organisation Development.   Kenny works in Leadership, Culture and Talent Innovation so it was fascinating to get an inside view on the culture and challenges of working in such a fast-growing, dynamic and iconic orga...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How do you create more effective and inclusive organisations that draw on the collective power of your employees? Our latest episode of the OrgDev Podcast explores this with the briliant Ted Rau from Sociocracy for All. We discuss Ted's latest book Collective Power which elegantly explores power dynamics in organisations and how to structur...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How do you bring together the strategy, vision, structure and people within your organisation to create high performance? In this podcast, we explore the world of Organisation Effectiveness and Development. We've invited a hugely talented and experienced guest practitioner, Penny Young, to show how she leads change. Penny has been at the va...