December 2017

Why HR teams are core to an environmentally sustainable business approach

Organisations around the world are taking an increasing interest in reducing their environmental impact and developing an environmentally sustainable business approach. The most cynical amongst us say this increased interest in corporate environmental sustainability has developed for two reasons: good public relations and the fact that reducing energy use is cheaper in the long term. […]

#business approach #environmentally sustainable #environmentally sustainable business approach #Human Resource Management #Human Resources

in Blog , Organisational Development by David Wilkinson
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Why your Business and Management Information Systems may well be way out of date – even if you have just got it…

Since the 2007/8 global financial crisis, business methods have changed almost out of all recognition. Bureaucratic, top down methods are being left behind as business leaders realise that in order to compete businesses have to move quickly in often unpredictable directions. One example of this has been the British telecommunications company, BT, that ended up […]

#agile #Management Information Systems

The Emerging Field of Social Alignment – Guest Post

This is the first in a series of guest posts by members and researchers. This post is from Lindsay Uittenbogaard: The Emerging Field of Social Alignment We’ve all seen it: people at work struggle to collaborate and be effective because of misunderstandings, unconscious biases, assumptions, gaps in information, and social and environmental influences. […]

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in Blog , Book Reviews by David Wilkinson
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The Oxford Review Annual 2017

The The Oxford Review Annual 2017 of organisational research has just been released, and is available on Amazon US, Amazon UK and other good book outlets in paperback version. It contains the very latest fascinating and useful research for every company and organisation. The Oxford Review is being used by 1000’s of professionals including leaders, managers, […]

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in Blog , Leadership , Research by David Wilkinson
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The 9 evidence based issues about shared leadership that you need to know

A meta-analysis of 72 research papers just published has thrown up nine points for human resources and development professionals to consider when looking at a shared leadership system. The paper looked at shared leadership at a team level rather than the macro organisational level. Businesses and other organisations are often fairly risk averse with regards […]

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in Blog , Management by David Wilkinson
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A model for coping with the paradoxes of management

Coping with the paradoxes of management A significant part of management actually entails how to manage the paradoxes and dilemmas presented in daily organisational life. Coping with the paradoxes of management is a core skill when trying to deal with competing and often diametrically opposed priorities that abound in organisational life. A new model just […]

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