The fundamental design of organisations must change

Changes in technology are putting pressure on the fundamental design of organisations, and the way people are managed: not just the processes for organising people, but the leadership styles too.   People work virtually, remotely, in flexible, multiple teams, in...

How do we get the development message across?

The revolution required in leadership mindsets: how can we win the development battle? In a previous blog, we wrote that “we need a revolution in leadership mindsets to adjust to today’s business context”. As pointed out in the Henley Business School...

Experiential learning can benefit everyone

 In earlier blogs we have written about the development of top talent through experiential interventions. This is an approach that benefits all employees by accelerating learning and enabling them to develop faster within an organisation.   Line managers,...

New World Talent Online

This powerful tool-kit guides you through the design and implementation of a complete, inclusive talent strategy for your business. Aimed at HR or OD practitioners, students, or academics, and providing guided, practical support, self-study or CPD, this online course...

Career development is the new job security

and is replacing the notion that people leave managers not organisations. Increasingly today, people belong to flexible teams, and multiple teams, and work across boundaries, remotely and virtually. One effect of this is that the line manager is becoming a distant...