Category: OD
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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…
Abigail Hopewell 