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Organisational Development framework — Zoom Details

Advancing OD practice

This interactive workshop is designed to help leaders, managers and professionals to advance their change and OD practice. The centrepiece of the week is real work with a real client – there’s no role play here!

ASPIRE leadership development

LeadershipBy Sharon Varney 20 January 2022

Developing leadership that makes a difference. We help people to value and activate their individual and collective leadership superpowers.

Podcast: Leadership in the Midst of Constant Change

Change, Complexity, Leadership, NewsBy Sharon Varney 6 December 2021

Does complexity science hold the key to leading in the midst of constant change? On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Lauren and Bill talk to Dr. Sharon Varney, author of the new book “Leadership in Complexity and Change”, and leading researcher and practitioner in the field of Complexity Science. Listen Now

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By Sharon Varney 13 June 2019 Leave a comment

Organisation Design orientation

Organisation DevelopmentBy Sharon Varney 17 May 2019

Add some Organisation Design skills to your professional toolkit.

Advancing your OD practice – Part 3

ChangeBy Sharon Varney 3 January 2019

You are the primary “instrument” in OD!
Organisational Development is a wide and varied field, but let’s not overwhelm ourselves, it simply starts with you.

Organisational change: finding your way

Change, Complexity, Dynamic PatterningBy Sharon Varney 11 December 2018

Journeying into the unknown Organisational change is a journey into the unknown, along changing terrain. Finding your way in that changing terrain requires (i) new understanding about the dynamic patterning of change; (ii) new processing skills of sensemaking and learning; and (iii) new tools to help people in the midst of on-going change to notice…

Advancing your OD Practice – Part 2

ChangeBy Sharon Varney 21 November 2018 2 Comments

Part 2: A framework for advancing your OD practice – Dr Sharon Varney & John Hovell OD practice – an evolving field Part 1 in our series on Advancing your OD Practice explained how Organisational Development (OD) thinking and practice has evolved over the past 70 years to ensure it remains relevant and important in…

Advancing your OD practice – Part 1

ChangeBy Sharon Varney 26 October 2018 1 Comment

Part 1: A mindset, skillset and toolset for change – Dr Sharon Varney OD is for you! Saying that Organisational Development is just for OD specialists is a bit like saying computers are just for IT professionals. In the past, OD was the preserve of specialists. Yet, with increasing organisational complexity, the job…

Why line managers need change expertise

Change, LeadershipBy Sharon Varney 5 June 2017

by Sharon Varney and Sue Ells Line managers are the most critical people in any change effort. Yes, we repeat, THE MOST CRITICAL. Success or failure often depends on the energy and engagement of line mangers. But they’re often just left to get on with it, with a sink or swim attitude. We want to…