Uninspiring Frank

What needs to happen in our public and private sectors so that our senior managers can be the great leaders they aspire to be? - Caitlin Walker http://www.trainingattention.co.uk/ Tweet This Post Read More →

Marvin Weisbord – Quality and Equality lecture

These two pictures were inspired by an excellent Quality and Equality lecture I attended a few weeks ago. Marvin Weisbord, an elder statesman in the Organisational Development field, gave a fascinating talk about its history over more than a century. Building on the contributions of Taylor, Bion and Lewin, he took us through the stages of self-managed teams, systems thinking, group dynamics and lean working, up to his current focus on participative... [Read More...]

Public Service Event: Engaging the Human Resource

Employee engagement:  Something you do with your employees, not to them We were invited to attend the Public Service Event “Engaging the Human Resource” yesterday. For me the highlight of the day was an inspiring story from Clive Bradley about his trip to the Gambian hospital of Bangtang, which he used brilliantly to illustrate the point that engagement isn’t something you do to your employees, but rather something that you do with them. We... [Read More...]