The Oxford Review Podcast

What are conscious and spiritual ways of leadership? In this interview, David talks with David Wetton about conscious and spiritual leadership, what they are, why they go together, what the research says and a whole lot more.  Full podcast notes, links and more can be found at: https://www.oxford-review.com/spiritual-leadership-david-wetton/

In this episode David talks with author and consultant Keegan Luiters about his recently published book Team Up   For full details, transcript and more go to: 

What is the difference between digital transformation and IT enabled organisational transformation, and does it matter anyway? In this podcast David interviews a team of researchers who recently published the results of a series of studies looking at the differences between digital transformation and IT enabled organisational transformation.  They also explore the impact this different makes to or...

How error and failure averse is your organisation? In this episode David talks with consultant and author of the book 'Under pressure: Diving deeper into human factors'    For the full notes and more go to...  

Why scientific myths not only endure in public but also scientific minds infecting research with misleading counter-factual pseudo-research. Asst. Professor Kare Letrud talks to David about a common such myth, the learning pyramid and how such myths become to believed even by other scientists. To learn more go to: https://www.oxford-review.com/scientific-myths/

In this episode I have decided to switch things a bit and rather than interview another researcher, I thought I would get the view on pivots from an entrepreneur, business coach and investor to complement the interview I did with Regan Stevenson about entrepreneurial pivots.  The full transcript - links and notes and more can be found here: https://www.oxford-review.com/business-pivots/  

See https://www.oxford-review.com/podcast-how-some-researchers-reduce-trust-in-research/  for full transcript and more 

Contrary to the common assumptions about employing overqualified people - that they will be bored, cause trouble and probably not stay around for long, it appears the research supports a much more positive set of outcomes in many cases.  In this podcast David interviews one of the researchers of a new paper that should cause people to re-evaluate the overqualified, Asst Prof. Hans Van Dijk. The fu...

In this episode David interviews Dr. Ruby Campbell, author of Scientists in every boardroom: Harnessing the power of STEMM leaders in an irrational world. For episode full notes, a link to the book, transcript and more head over to: 

In this episode David interviews Assistant Professor Regan Stevenson from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana School of Business about his research looking at entrepreneurial pivots. For full notes from the podcast go to https://www.oxford-review.com/entrepreneurial-pivots-research-interview/

In this episode David explores the difference between social and structural job resources. 

Evidence-based organisational change Keywords: evidence-based practice, organisational change, change, evidence- based organisational change, evidence, evidence quality Organisational change is a continually 'hot topic' within both the organisational and research communities with very good reason, as the rate of the pace of change increases year-on-year (currently estimated to be approximately 9%...

In this episode, David looks at a study that finds that many of the effects or outcomes of coaching, and in particular, leadership coaching occur after the programme of coaching have occurred. The full notes and a video version can be found here: https://www.oxford-review.com/leadership-coaching/

Issues like the Enron scandal (where the Chief Executive was found guilty of 18 counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading) and the VW emissions scandal (where technology was used to cheat emissions testing protocol and a range of other scandals) show that unethical and unprincipled decision-making and leadership is not an uncommon problem and is most likely occurring right now behind closed...

More and more organisations are turning to big data to inform their decision-making, however they are finding that all is not well when they try to use big data. A new study by researcher Maryam Ghasemaghaei and Goran Calic from De Grot Business School at McMaster University looking at why organisations often end up abandoning the use of Big Data in their decision making, makes for some useful and...

Social norms are the rules that guide and constrain behaviours within any culture or society and both stem from and control what is appropriate behaviour within that environment. Social norms are the arbiters of order, organisation and structure within any society. However, despite the fact that they regulate social interactions and maintain order within a society, norm violations are frequent.  ...

One of the big themes emerging from the management and organisational development literature at the moment is that of organisational ambidexterity. A problem that has dogged many organisations is how to continue to exploit its existing capabilities whilst at the same time developing and exploring new ones. A new study and review... To see the transcript, references and more go to:  https://www.oxf...

Mentors have long played a significant role in the development of individuals within organisations. One of the more successful approaches to mentoring has been inter-organisational schemes where mentors from other organisations help new and developing leaders and managers to get to grips with their role and to see things from different perspectives... For the rest of the notes, blog post and trans...

Being able to persuade or sell to others effectively is a core part of many people’s occupation and position. For example, leaders need to persuade followers, managers need to persuade employees and, generally, many people are put in a position where they are trying to persuade others about ideas, concepts and products. The art of persuasion has received much attention over the years from research...

When Employees get pissed off: Employee dissent spirals and how to deal with them as a manager It is estimated that somewhere between 50 and 70% of employees, will, at some point in their employment feel that the organisation has wronged, mistreated or let them down in some way. These issues are referred to as psychological contract breaches. This is where an employee feels that the organisation h...

Getting people to take responsibility for their own learning and helping to drive and engage in Communities of Practice is often hard work and frequently fails. The question is why? A research briefing sent to members in 2016 shows why it is difficult to get people to take responsibility for their own learning and engage in things like communities of practice and importantly what to do about it. ...

Is the use of strengths at work as powerful as we might think? What are the factors that matter? Keywords: Character, signature strengths, well-being, organisational behaviour, trait affect, job satisfaction, job strain Many organisations today recognise the benefits of leveraging the positive qualities of employees, as well as minimising any problematic areas. Research in the field of positive or...

In this podcast David provides a research briefing on some new research looking at the effects of corporate reputation on the people who work inside the organisation and the organisation’s performance in the market and has made some interesting finding. #research #reputation #orgdev #corporatereputation #oxfordreview  

Today’s organisations are increasingly facing environments characterised by complexity, volatility and uncertainty, placing extra demands on leaders to adopt holistic thinking approaches in order to meet organisational and individual needs. Leadership approaches are shifting, and organisations arguably require even more creativity than before. In this podcast Sarah and David explore a new study wh...

In this extended episode David and Sarah discuss a new research briefing about the validity of common digital maturity assessments, what digital maturity is and what the difference is between evidence-based practice and evidence-informed practice.  The annoying squeak in the background is a bird! The research briefing and full reference can be found here: https://www.oxford-review.com/downloads/as...