Academic – Woodland Decay

April 12, 2021

Overcoming resistance to change – Five common misunderstandings

Failing to acknowledge the origins of this debate.Biased/judgmental language frames thinking.Stereotyping employees as villains and managers/leaders as heroes.Neglecting relationships between readiness and resistance to change.Underestimating resistance as an organizational change resource. Failing to acknowledge the origins of this debate. The best practice is to go back to the origins of a debate, to understand what …

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January 20, 2021March 9, 2021

Notebook No.3 – Did I really claim that organizational change tends to fail?

Post in 48 Words Business school academics frequently and repeatedly claim that organizational change tends to fail. Addressing these 'failures' informs university leadership and management courses for students and consultancy for organizations. Perversely I am now referenced as the missing change tends to fail 'evidence', this Notebook reflects my increasingly paranoid scream!!! In this third …

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November 11, 2020

Do 70 per cent of organizational changes really fail?

Organizational change does not tend to fail and 70% style statistics are sloppy generalizations.

August 24, 2020September 30, 2020

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 …

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August 11, 2020

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 …

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August 30, 2019May 23, 2020

Breaking Convention 16th to 18th August 2019 – An Appreciation

My appreciation of Breaking Convention 2019 psychedelic consciousness conference themed around five personal highlights of a fascinating three days.

June 24, 2019July 13, 2020

Q and A introducing the Notebook Series

An imagined Q & A introduces a new direct published Notebook Series. The post seeks to convey the rationale for the new Notebook Series, the likes and dislikes of direct publishing and hopes for the future.