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Abby in OD Wonderland
I originally posted this on my old blog after attending the OD Network Europe (ODNE) conference in 2015. I am happy to republish it again here. What is your story? Once upon a time a kind-hearted and determined woman called Abby won a golden ticket to enter the magical Kingdom of Roffey Park. It sat…
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The seeds of Grit
I read an interesting book recently, titled “Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success“. The author, psychologist Angela Duckworth, posits that regardless of the natural ability we already have, the development and application of “grit” is one of the key ingredients that more than likely will propel us towards success and achievement…
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What do you bring to the room?
How you show up matters. Whether you like it or not, your arrival to, presence at, and departure from, a situation has an impact of some kind on those who are there. Big or small, mindful or thoughtless, loud or quiet, active or reflective. It matters. What you say, how you behave, how you look,…
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Lessons from “How to Be Right” by James O’Brien
Earlier this year I read James O’Brien’s book “How to be Right…in a world gone wrong”. Covering what are typically contentious and divisive topics: Brexit, Trump, immigration, feminism and LGBT+ to name a few; O’Brien explores the arguments of folk who have called his daytime LBC radio talk show and, in turn, he methodically pulls…
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The consultancy spectrum
A stereotypical image of a ‘consultant’ (and there are different consultants out there – but let’s go with management consultant for now) is someone who is expert in their chosen field; they ‘fly’ into an organisation or situation; analyse, diagnose, advise, impart their wisdom, and intervene to ‘fix’ whatever needs sorting out. Superman/Wonder Woman both…
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Finding my voice
I have been reflecting on the development programme I attended last year. It was a rich learning experience – really good to get ‘back in the classroom’ and oil my brain cogs, particularly as I am usually the facilitator… The first afternoon of the five-day programme (which was delivered over four months) was spent reflecting…
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Curiosity…killed the OD Practitioner?
Curiosity matters for OD practitioners who work with organisations, systems and individuals. Dictionary.com offers three ways of looking at curiosity eager to learn or know; inquisitive prying; meddlesome arousing or exciting speculation, interest or attention through being inexplicable or highly unusual; odd; strange The first definition describes, for me, what we in OD need to…
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Journey of an OD Practitioner
Have you ever had the experience of going on a training course or development programme and, whilst you’re there, you reach a sense of inner clarity, purpose and/or determination to implement and integrate the things you’re learning? Then, once you’re back in the swing of things in work and in life, that initial burst and…
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Abigail Hopewell 