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How we collude to not resolve the paradoxes leaders and managers create
How managers and leaders create paradoxes at work Messages and orders from leaders and managers create a world of meaning in organisations. Often however the messages managers and leaders unintentionally send out frequently create a paradox i.e. inconsistencies, uncertainties and ambiguity that defy or counter the prevailing logic within the organisation. These in effect, create […]
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Why I-O psychologists and management consultants need to up their game…and more in…
In this Month’s Oxford Review: Does being clear about your own emotions help you to have greater empathy? Why talent management and industrial–organisational (I-O) psychology has a big problem Lean is harder to implement and the results worse than people usually expect at first What does engagement really mean? The impact of organisational values and […]
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How to use The Oxford Review to develop your staff
Develop your staff In my last post I explored the most frequent use our members make of our research briefings which is for CPD purposes.In this article I want to look at how to use The Oxford Review to develop your staff, leaders and managers. The second most frequent use of our research briefings by […]
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How organisations unwittingly obstruct their own organisational change
How organisations obstruct their own change: The case of introducing motivational interviewing to reduce sickness absence A new study looks at the experiences an organisation had of introducing a new working method which shines a light on how organisations unwittingly obstruct their own organisational change. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency introduced a new tool, ‘motivational […]
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How to use the Oxford Review briefings for CPD
The weekly research briefings, videos, podcasts and infographics are used as the basis for many people’s CPD. I recently conducted a survey of our members to see how they are using the weekly research briefings, video research briefings, infographics, special reports and podcasts from the Oxford Review. What we found was really interesting as members […]
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Transfer of learning into the workplace – does classroom learning work?
Are workshops and class based learning events really effective? What evidence is there for the transfer of learning into the workplace from such learning interventions? A new study has examined whether there is real transfer of learning from workshop simulations and learning to ‘real-time’ workplace practice and problem solving. The study, took an in-depth look at […]
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Why executive coaches and those that employ them need to look at this… and more in this edition
In the latest edition of the Oxford Review… In this edition What we can learn from resilient children What large organisations can learn from SME’s in terms of project management What is the impact of organisational knowledge loss due to employees leaving? Using evidence in evidence-based practice: Integrating practice and research This one thing predicts […]
Read moreWhy there is a lack of engagement with evidence-based practice
Hodgins, M & Dadich, AM 2017, ‘Positive emotion in knowledge creation’, Journal of Health Organization and Management, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 162–174.
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Conventional wisdom and change: the role of mavericks in creating change
Conventional wisdom and change Much of the rhetoric around change in organisations is based on conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom refers to the commonly held beliefs, ideas and assumptions that a population has about an issue. These lead to a set of expectations, interpretations and explanations that people assume are true. As a result the ideas […]
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Management consultants struggle with lean, Positive coaching & more
In this month’s Oxford Review What can coaches learn from positive psychology? The psychology of boredom and what predicts it. The problem with integrating evidence-based practice. The impact of leader-member exchange (LMX) on organisational citizenship behaviours; the role of organisational job embeddedness The impact of emotions, beliefs and values on LMX (leader-member exchange). The causes […]
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