Organizational change does not tend to fail and 70% style statistics are sloppy generalizations.
Organizational Change Review Desk – YouTube Playlist (updated 02/12/20)
This evolving playlist features my highly opinionated reviews of organizational change literature. Critical thinking primarily informs my review choices rather than my reviews. I concentrate on the literature that I appreciate and I celebrate that literature, rather than objectively reviewing it. There will be some critical reviews, but the 'dodgy' organizational change literature doesn't really …
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A Guest Post by Tom Bourner
Tom Bourner is an ex university colleague and a very good friend of mine. In a manner similar to many academics he felt the strong desire to speak out about what is happening with regards to the government handling of Covid-19. What follows is Tom's guest post on the government response to Covid-19. British government’s …
Woodland Decay Broadcasting
The plan in the summer of 2019 was a simple one. After 32 years working at Brighton Business School, in later years as a Reader in Organizational Change, I would take a year out. My thinking was that I would rest my body, mind and soul and then in the summer of 2020 take on …
Organizational Change: A Critical View
I recently enjoyed talking with Jane and James as part of their World of Work podcast series. It was good to take a break from gardening and my joy of composting and engage with another of my passions - organizational change. We talked about the scope of organizational change, my attraction to the field and …
Book Review by Dr David Wilkinson: Managing and Leading Organizational Change (Hughes, 2019)
I was delighted to read this appreciative review of my latest textbook and grateful to Dr David Wilkinson for taking the time to write it. In academic circles, despite the money students and university libraries invest in such texts, textbook authoring is surprisingly unfashionable. David fairly explains why such academic scepticism about textbooks exists, thankfully …
Woodland Decaying (Autumn 2019)
It is odd but when I go down to the woods change and transformation makes most sense. I love how the old trees and old leaves give way to new trees and new leaves, a waltz in which old growth contributes to new growth. In the spring of 2020 I will witness that surge of …
