OrgDev with Distinction

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In today's dynamic and ever-evolving business landscape, the need for effective leadership has never been more crucial to achieving your strategic objectives. A strong leadership team can drive innovation, navigate internal and external challenges, enhance employee engagement, and steer your organisation towards long-term success. However,...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! What is organisation effectiveness and what are the lessons learned from one of the most famous organisations.? In this podcast  we delve into the world of Organisation Effectiveness. This is a discipline a number of forward-looking organisations are implementing into their business. However, like Organisation development, there are several diff...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this episode, our guest, Catrin Vaughan, the Strategic Workforce Director at the BT Group, shares her insights and experiences in organisation design, change management, and strategic workforce planning. Catrin’s multifaceted journey, transitioning from pharmacology to HR and organisation design, highlights the intersection of scientific prin...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this episode we are kicking off a new series of interviews with OD Practitioners.  Our first guest is Liz Childs, OD&D Consultant at the House of Commons. In this episode we explore her role, and what an OD consultant does in one of the most iconic buildings in the world.  What does she enjoy about her role and what are her biggest challe...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Coaching Cultures: Silver Bullet or a Waste of Resources This episode is about how to transform performance in your organisation by creating a coaching culture Coaching. It has become one of the fastest growing learning and development interventions in organisations today.  But to date a lot of the focus has been on developing the skills. It’s v...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How to Have Transformative Conversations that Change Your Relationships, Teams and Organisations Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Here is a simple yet powerful 3 step process to help you make best use of your time and get out of that feeling of overwhelm Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the l...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this podcast we explain 5 reasons why decision-making is broken in many of our organisations and why you should care. We explore why  organisations should make it a strategic priority to develop the decision-making capability of their people.  Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Bette...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! 1-2-1s are a critical element of a leaders toolkit. In this video we're talking about the 1-2-1s that happen between Direct reports and their manager To be an effective leader at any level in your organisation you have to be extremely comfortable and confident leading a 1-2-1 and make them a priority in your busy week. Check out this link f...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! In this episode we explore what is #leadershipcoaching and how does it work. Coaching is very  different to training. It's much more proactive + personalised, it's designed specifically  around you, your style and your development Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better news...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! How do we make the right #decision for our organisations and our people? Our latest #Distinction podcast is all about the essential and intensely topical subject of #Hybridworking . Hybrid is a once in a life time opportunity to reimagine the way we work. If we can approach this with intention, We can transform the effectiveness of our organisat...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Today, making decisions has been elevated to an art and a science. There are thousands of academic journals and books on decision making and hundreds of frameworks to choose from.  Many people have made their whole careers out of studying the topic and teaching others how to make better decisions. That’s a lot of resources but most organisations...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! The Distinction Podcasts are all about about bridging the gap between academic research and leadership practice. Your hosts, Garin Rouch and Dani Bacon,  have read an extensive amount of academic papers and identified the 5 keys areas that high quality research shows you should focus on as a leader of a remote team.  There is so much quality res...

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! The Distinction Podcasts are all about about bridging the gap between academic research and leadership practice.  Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch, are your hosts and have read an extensive amount of academic papers and identified the 5 keys areas that high quality research shows you should focus on as a leader of a remote team.  There is so much qual...