21 Tips for Running More Effective Meetings

05 January 2012

Despite modern technology, meetings still represent the core of operating and changing any organisation. And yet, so many organisations experience less than fully productive meetings. If you added up the time wasted in meetings in your organisation, what would the dollar value be? Or to put it in positive terms, what would be the bottom [...]

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The 10 principles for leading organizational development processes

05 January 2012

Get the Whole System in the Room Control What You Can; Let Go What You Can’t Explore the “Whole Elephant” Let People Be Responsible Find Common Ground Master the Art of Subgrouping Make Friends With Anxiety Get Used to Projections Be a Dependable Authority Learn to Say No If You Want Yes to Mean Something [...]

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Organisational Management – How Do You Know if You Are Using the Latest Approach?

05 January 2012

There is only one way you can know this. You need a model or map that demonstrates how management theory and practice has evolved over time; and You need to compare you own situation with that model or map. The Evolution of Management The diagram to the right demonstrates the model or map showing how [...]

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