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 …
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.
How they framed organizational change failure (Notebook No.1)
We need to question the persuasive narrative that organizational change tends to fail. This post introduces Notebook No.1 and its chapter content questioning currently favoured change failure framing.
I am not dreaming of an evidence-based Christmas
Blog in 62 words My final post of the year is on a festive note, in which I have a gentle (respectful) dig at colleagues who see evidence-based management (EBM) as the future for managing and leading organizational change. We need evidence, but we need to remember that managing and leading change always involves moving …
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Leading change is very different from commanding change
Senior people refer to ‘leadership’ when what they are really talking about is ‘command.’
Leading change: The nonsense of urgency
Creating urgency has become synonymous with leading change to the detriment of individuals, organizations, and societies.
