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Why organisational learning fails – a lesson from NASA
Why organisational learning fails: Running a safe and efficient space programme is one of the highest risk jobs of all. A new report shows that investigations into organisational learning with regard to the Challenger and Colombia space shuttle accidents at NASA have shown that fundamental organisational constraints are frequently the greatest impediment to learning. The […]
Read moreDo you need ambidextrous employees to have an ambidextrous organisation?
A lot of research has gone into the explorative and exploitative states of an organisation at an organisational level. A new research study from the Netherlands has looked at whether employees need to be one or the other (explorative or exploitative) or actually ambidextrous in their own right in order for the organisation as a […]
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The negative side effects of coaching and how to deal with them – new study
Unless you’re infatuated with someone you will hardly ever have a relationship of any kind without some negative effects. A new study has found that there are also negative side effects of coaching and that these side effect applies to coach and coachee relationships… Negative side effects The 3 most common side effects The […]
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‘Flawed individuals’ – shared leadership in policing – lessons for all organisations
Complex problems and flawed individuals Police the world over are organisations largely dependent on a hierarchical, bureaucratic leadership model. It has been shown that where in some situations a hierarchical system is most effective, even top leadership cannot deal with the most complex problems on their own so a shared leadership model is the best way […]
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HR Devolvement and Developing innovative work behaviours through self-leadership
Last week members received the following research briefings: HR Devolvement Keywords: Human resources, HRM, HR devolvement, line management, training, devolvement, decentralisation One of the trends that is occurring in organisations around the world is the devolvement and decentralisation of HR. Coupled with trends in automation and artificial intelligence (AI), this trend strongly suggests that there […]
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Agile coaches have the best outcomes: What it takes to be an agile coach
A recent study has found that the clients of agile coaches have better measurable outcomes than coaches without what is known as model agility. Are you an agile coach? What exactly is agile coaching? This research briefing was sent out to members in July 2016 – be ahead of the crowd and get the […]
Read moreHow to increase the sales of new products by 12-18%
How to increase the sales of new products in the marketplace by 12-18% Looking for a way to increase the sales of new products? A new study has been published looking the effectiveness of R&D and marketing cooperation as compared to R&D and sales cooperation for new-product development and sales under different market and organisational […]
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Unlearning – what the latest research actually says
There is a lot of theory, opinion and speculation about the concept of unlearning. In particular one often sees a process like learning and unlearning and learning again being proposed. This is not just confined to ideas around learning and development but also organisational development. However is this process of learning and unlearning and learning again […]
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The New Leaders Paradigm
A new paradigm or model of leadership is starting to emerge from the post 2008 financial crash world. Traditional concepts are starting to shift and a new world idea of leadership is just starting to develop. In a new paper, researchers outline what the new leaders paradigm appears to look like. Traditional leadership Experience, outlook […]
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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. […]
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