Leadership Theory: Traditional and Contemporary
An in-depth review of leadership theory, which can be used to situate your own research within the wider background of traditional and contemporary views on leadership.
Leadership and Management
Stages of Scenario Planning
Lawrence Wilkinson’s article, 'How to Build Scenarios', outlines the basic components necessary to create an effective scenario strategy within an organisation.
Co-Active Coaching
Here we discuss the Co-Active Coaching model, developed by Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House and Phil Sandahl, which places a strong focus on the power of the coaching relationship, in which both coach and client are active collaborators.
Operational Plans
Here we examine what makes an effective operational plan, and how to test it.
Stop Decorating the Fish
In this Expert Interview podcast, Kristen Cox explains how businesses often get sidetracked by seductive solutions, and what they need to focus on instead.
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How to Develop Managers as Facilitators of Learning
The first step on the path to becoming a successful learner-focused organisation is to get managers on board. Here are some practical tips to help you get their buy-in and develop their skills as facilitators of learning.
Preparing for Change
In this exercise, team members discuss the concerns they have in relation to an upcoming change, and identify ways of addressing these. Allow between 60 and 90 minutes for completion.
Building a Strengths-Based Organisation
The strengths-based approach to people development offers an alternative to the training gap model. Rather than working on people’s weaknesses, it focuses instead on people’s innate talents. Here we review the approach as discussed in Buckingham and Clifton’s book, 'Now, Discover Your Strengths'.
An Introduction to Action Research
Action Research is a broad term for a range of change management methods that are all based on the same simple premise: that permanent change can be achieved through a cyclical process of research and action. This article provides a basic introduction to a number of approaches.
Top Tips for Effective Peer Appraisal
Many people can feel uncomfortable or awkward in appraising their peers and this reduces the effectiveness of the process. These six simple tips will help you conduct an accurate, honest peer appraisal of your colleagues.