Strategy Evolution: adapting to a new world

Jul 16th

This timely report of conversations with 45 of today’s leaders and our insights, gives an inside look at making strategy work. From identifing the critical organisational risks that derail even the best strategies, to tapping into the power of your organisational identity – this report shows you how to boost your strategic capbaility in the new world.

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This article is filed under: Change, making strategy work, organisational identity, organisational risk, strategic capability, strategy, strategy development, strategy implementation

Talent: the whole systems approach

Jul 16th

Every organisation contains talented people. But no matter how gifted, these people need to work in organisations with a robust talent development strategy and the right organisational culture. This report looks at using a whole systems approach to talent development, rather than simply seeing it as a set of HR processes.

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This article is filed under: employee motivation, engagement, organisational culture, people, talent development, workforce management

Leading beyond boundaries: leadership in local government

Jul 16th

Leaders at all levels shape your organisational culture. They do this by what they pay attention to, the behaviour they role model, and the behaviour in others that they value. Leadership development must be tailored to the needs of both the sector and the unique local features of each authority. In this report, we explore what works and what doesn’t.

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This article is filed under: leadership, leadership development, organisational culture

Getting the most from departmental Boards

Jul 16th

New Board structures have sprung into existence all across Whitehall. Some work well; others are ineffective, lack strong team leadership, with the key decisions being taken elsewhere. Andrew Jackson, talks to leading civil servants and non-executive directors to explore just how Boards can live up to their promise.

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This article is filed under: leadership, leadership development, strategic capability, team leadership

Organisational culture and change

Jul 16th

The key question when looking at the role of organisational culture must be: ‘How do we ensure that the changes we make support the outcomes we have identified as critical to our success?’. This report shows how to take an organisation wide approach to driving and embedding culture change in support of strategic goals.

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This article is filed under: organisation, organisation design, organisational culture

Magnetic attraction: the power of talent and the corporate brand

Jul 16th

Over 150 interviews with talented people and company representatives. 24 participating organisations: large blue chips, small start-ups, public sector organisations, charities. 8 months work. The result is a comprehensive and fresh look at talent development – how to lift employee motivation and manage your workforce for better performance.

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This article is filed under: employee motivation, engagement, people, talent development, workforce management

Eating the elephant

Jul 16th

Worthy visions such as zero waste or zero infections may express an aspiration and capture the imagination. But the reality is that these are elephant-sized tasks that only the brave (or mad) will take on as serious and achievable goals. This is the story of how one organisation set themselves an incredibly ambitious goal and their herculean efforts to achieve it.

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This article is filed under: Change, organisational culture, strategy, strategy development, transformational leadership

The first resort, organisation development

Jul 16th

The first issue in our second series ‘making strategy work’, this booklet looks at OD as a stitch in time to raise business performance. The first resort includes a snapshot from our research ‘Everything you wanted to know about OD but were afraid to ask’, and chapters on, the business need that OD serves, diagnosis and interventions.

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This article is filed under: making strategy work, organisation, organisation design, organisational development strategy, organisational performance