by Kate Mercer | Nov 16, 2015 | Organisation Culture
In marketing our services to businesses large and small, I’ve noticed something interesting – there’s a widespread confusion of ‘organisation development’ with ‘HR’. Organisation development (OD) is the process of building an organisation as a whole. OD specialists...
by Amanda Baines | Nov 4, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
High performing teams did not start out that way. A team in its infancy is little more than a group of people working alongside each other, with a vaguely common purpose. The stages in the cycle of team development are often referred to as forming, storming, norming...
by Kate Mercer | Nov 2, 2015 | Organisation Culture
We can learn a great deal from organisations whose strong and adaptive ownership cultures give them a powerful competitive edge. Here are our top 10 lessons: Leadership is critical in classifying and maintaining an organisational purpose, values and vision. Leaders...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 20, 2015 | Leadership
From the myriad models of leadership, here’s our own three-dimensional approach. It’s a valuable perspective from which to think about, reflect on, and implement leadership. You can usefully explore ‘Leadership’ through three aspects: strategy,...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 18, 2015 | Organisation Culture
Your organisation’s culture needs to change along with any strategic changes – but often it gets left behind, resulting in a ‘disconnect’ between the two. The purpose of your business culture should be to support the delivery of the strategic objectives, but it can’t...