Valerie Garrow
BA, MSc, PhD
Principal Associate
valerie.garrow@employment-studies.co.uk
+44(0)1273 763 400
Valerie joined the Institute in 2007 as Associate Director, HR Research and Consultancy, and in 2010 became a Principal Associate Fellow. She was previously Principal Researcher at Roffey Park Institute where she led the Institute’s research programme around individual and organisational development. Valerie has a degree in French Studies, a Masters in Organisational Behaviour and a PhD in Management. Her specific research interests are in the area of OD and include the people aspects of mergers, acquisitions and partnerships and the impact of major change on the psychological contract. She also has experience in developing leadership frameworks and developing talent management strategy.
Research publications
- Facing into Change: Culture Call at Immigration Enforcement, Garrow V, , Institute for Employment Studies, Sep 2017
- Presenteeism: A review of current thinking, Garrow V, Report 507, Institute for Employment Studies, May 2016
- From consultation to co-production: high-involvement change, Garrow V, HR Network Paper 122, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2016
- Thoughts for the day: IES Perspectives on HR 2016, Report 508, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2016
- Organisation design in a VUCA world, Garrow V, Varney S, HR Network Paper 105, Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2015
- UKVI: Facing into Change, Garrow V, , Civil Service Organisational Development and Design, Mar 2015
- HR in a disordered world: IES Perspectives on HR 2015, Report 506, Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2015
- Facing into Change: The Organisation Development & Design Expert Service, Garrow V, , Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2013
- The Palace: Perspectives on Organisation Design, Garrow V, Varney S, Report 501, Institute for Employment Studies, Jul 2013
- Slides: Organisation design for high performance: Case Study resources, Garrow V, Stephenson D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Jul 2012
- Evaluating Management and Leadership Development: New Ideas and Practical Approaches, Hirsh W, Tamkin P, Garrow V, Burgoyne J, HR Network Paper MP91, Institute for Employment Studies, May 2011
- Learning to swim, learning to fly?, Garrow V, Varney S, Report 481, Institute for Employment Studies, Mar 2011
- Measuring impact in health improvement, Garrow V, , Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), Feb 2011
- Better...Together, Garrow V, , Health and Safety Executive, Sep 2010
- Large Scale Change - NHS Mobilisation, Garrow V, Cox A, Higgins T, , NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, May 2010
- The HR Agenda for 2010, Garrow V (ed.), Report 472, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2010
- Fish or Bird? Perspectives on Organisational Development (OD), Garrow V, Varney S, Lloyd C, Research Report 463, Institute for Employment Studies, May 2009
- Talent Management: Issues of Focus and Fit, Garrow V, Hirsh W, IES Paper , Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2009
- OD: past, present and future, Garrow V, Working Paper 22, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2009
- The Roffey Park Management Agenda 2007, Garrow V, Stirling E, , Roffey Park, Nov 2006
- The Talent Management Journey, McCartney C, Garrow V, , Roffey Park, Nov 2005
- The Roffey Park Management Agenda 2006, Garrow V, Sinclair A, , Roffey Park, Nov 2005
- The Project Management Journey, Garrow V, McCartney C, , Roffey Park, Nov 2004
- The Rise of the Non Executive Director, Holbeche L, Garrow V, , Roffey Park, Nov 2004
- Supporting Collaborative Working in Business Alliances and Partnerships, Hirsh W, Garrow V, Holbeche L, , Roffey Park, Nov 2004
- Managing on the Edge: Psychological contracts in transition, Garrow V, , Roffey Park, Nov 2002
- Effective Mergers and Acquisitions, Garrow V, Holbeche L, , Roffey Park, Nov 2000
- Reaping the Benefits of Mergers and Acquisitions: In search of the golden fleece, Coffey J, Garrow V, Holbeche L, , Butterworth-Heinemann, Nov 2000
- Strategic Alliances: Getting the People bit Right, Garrow V, Devine M, Hirsh W, Holbeche L, , Roffey Park, Nov 1999
- Contemporary approaches to teamworking, Garrow V, Glynn C, , Roffey Park, Nov 1999
- A Guide to the Implementation of 360 Degree Feedback, Garrow V, , Roffey Park, Nov 1998
- Flat, Flexible Organisations and Teams, Garrow V, Holbeche L, , Gower, Nov 1998
- Self-managed learning: development for the 21st century, Garrow V, , Roffey Park, Nov 1997
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Getting the people bit right, Devine M, Hirsh W, Garrow V, Holbeche L, , Roffey Park, Nov 1997
Articles and chapters
- Mobilizing for rapid change, Garrow V, Strategic HR Review, Emerald, Vol. 11, No. 5, June 2012
- Organisational culture and cultural integration, Garrow V, Martin G, in Francis, H., Holbeche, L.S. and Reddington, M. (eds.), People and Organization Development: A new agenda for organisational effectiveness, CIPD, February 2012
- Talent Forward: clusters, Garrow V, People Management, November 2011
- Developing organisations: evolution and revolution, Garrow V, Varney S, Organisations & People, AMED, Winter 2011, November 2011
- How to…build a career in OD, Garrow V, Varney S, People Management, October 2011
- Checking for vital signs, post M&A, Garrow V, HR Director, Issue 84, October 2011
- Building organisational development capability: swimming and flying, Garrow V, Human Resources, A & D Media Limited, July 2011
- Start by winning hearts and minds, Garrow V, Health Service Journal, Supplement on Rapid Spread Methodology, December 2010
- How do I help my employees through a recession?, Garrow V, The Grapevine, October 2010
- Expert's View, Garrow V, Thought Leadership Report 2010, Career Management Consultants, October 2010
- Walking a tightrope, Garrow V, The People Bulletin, June 2009
- What does OD do?, Garrow V, Varney S, People Management, June 2009
- Talent Management: Issues of Focus and Fit, Garrow V, Wendy Hirsh, Public Personnel Management: Special Issue on Talent Management, IPMA, Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2008
- HR changed, but has the workforce?, Garrow V, The HR Director, Summer 2008
- The M&A cocktail: getting the perfect mix, Garrow V, Georgiou V, Day J, Training Journal, April 2008
- The Parable of Talent Management and some of its Dilemmas, Garrow V, McCartney C, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Issue 12, 2007
- Why Focus on Talent Management, McCartney C, Garrow V, Personnel Management Newsletter, Croner, 2007
- Caught in a web: workplace bullying and the implications for HR, Garrow V, Robertson-Smith G, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, May 2006
- What is effectiveness in a non-executive director role?, Garrow V, Governance, Issue 7, 2006
- The Rise of the Non Executive Director, Holbeche L, Garrow V, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Issue 5, 2005
- Managing the psychological contract, Garrow V, HR Zone, December 2004
- For Better, for Worse: mergers, acquisitions and the psychological contract, Garrow V, Human Resources and Employment Review, Croner, Vol. 2, 3, 2004
- The Unwritten Rules, Garrow V, The Edge, May 2004
- Training and Development and the Psychological Contract, Garrow V, Training Journal, April 2004
- Managing the psychological side of the contract, Garrow V, Employers World, 2004
- Psychological breakdown, Garrow V, HR Business, 2004
- Psychological contract: pact to the future, Garrow V, People Management, December 2003
- What role for the training department in a merger?, Garrow V, Holbeche L, Training Journal, March 1999
- Flat, Flexible Organisations and Teams, Garrow V, Holbeche L, Gower Handbook of Teamworking, 1999
- Management Assessment and Development in Europe, Garrow V, European Business Handbook, CBI, 1998
Conference appearances
- Building Your OD Capability: getting started, Garrow V, Varney S, CIPD Organisation Development Conference, CIPD, September 2012
- Chair , Garrow V, CIPD HRD Conference: Providing the ROI of L&D, CIPD, London, April 2012
- OD: A mindset for change, Garrow V, Northern HR Briefing, Local Government, Yorkshire and Humber, Harrogate, September 2011
- Life in the middle, Garrow V, Manager de Proximite - non merci!, Entreprise Personnel, Paris, April 2011
- Delivering step change, Garrow V, Delivering step change, Career Management Consultants, Manchester, November 2010
- Delivering step change, Garrow V, Delivering step change, Career Management Consultants, Cliveden, November 2010
- Delivering step change, Garrow V, Delivering step change, Career Management Consultants, Birmingham, November 2010
- Delivering step change, Garrow V, Delivering step change, Career Management Consultants, London, November 2010
- Delivering step change, Garrow V, Delivering step change, Career Management Consultants, London Chamber of Commerce, September 2010
- What is Organisational Development?, Garrow V, Enabling organisational development in probation trusts, Probation Service, London, February 2010
- Engaging a post-change workforce, Garrow V, CMC Ltd Breakfast Seminar, CMC Ltd, Cliveden House, November 2009
- Organisational Development: a mindset for change, Garrow V, CIPD Annual Conference, CIPD, Manchester, November 2009
- Demystifying OD, Garrow V, CIPD Organisational Development Conference, CIPD, London, September 2009
- Re-engaging a post change workforce, Garrow V, CMC Best Practice Event, London, May 2009
- Managing the psychological contract through transition, Garrow V, European HR Change Management, Restructuring and Reorganisation, ACI, Brussels, April 2009
- Tackling survivor syndrome, Garrow V, Restructuring and Redundancy Conference, IRS, London, March 2009
- Chair, Garrow V, HR and Change Management Forum 2008, Symposium Events, London, November 2008
- Tackling survivor syndrome, Garrow V, Restructuring and Redundancy Conference, IRS, London, October 2008
- Talent management: focus and fit, Garrow V, 2nd Excellence in Talent Management Conference, Teneo Events, Barcelona, September 2008
- Tackling survivor syndrome: engaging a post-change workforce, Garrow V, Restructuring and Redundancy Conference, IRS, London, December 2007
- Partnerships as Creative Spaces, Garrow V, The Sussex Improvement Partnership Conference, Brighton, November 2007
- Psychological contracts in transition, Garrow V, The Customer Excellence Conference, Blackpool, October 2004
- Managing on the Edge, Garrow V, CIPD Annual Psychology at Work Conference, London, December 2003
- Applying Occupational Psychology in a Business Setting: Why 360 degree feedback?, Garrow V, British Psychological Society Conference, May 2003
- Psychological contracts and change, Guest D, Conway N, Garrow V, Deery S, Walsh J, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, London, September 2002
- Using 360 Degree Feedback: First steps to implementation, Garrow V, The Performance Management Forum, London, October 2001
- The Role of HR in Developing Winning Strategic Alliances, Garrow V, IQPC 9th Annual HR in M&A Conference, London, February 2001
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Getting the People Bit Right, Garrow V, EWMD 16th Annual Conference Keynote Speech, Malta, November 2000
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Getting the People Bit Right, Garrow V, The Best of Organisational Development Conference, Brussels, September 2000
- Preparing for merger, Garrow V, Inner London Magistrates' Courts Service Conference, September 2000
- Integrating People and Cultures in Mergers & Acquisitions: Getting the People Bit Right, Garrow V, Optimum Conference, April 2000
- Getting the People Bit Right, Garrow V, IQPC 5th International HR in M&A Conference, London, January 2000
- Delivering Strategic Change: The People Side of Mergers, Garrow V, National Housing Federation HR Conference, April 1999
- Mergers and Alliances: Getting the People bit Right, Garrow V, British Airways One World Alliance Conference, November 1998
Projects
- An evaluation of the Leading Large Scale Change Support Programme
- Local Service Delivery of the National Dementia Strategy
- Describing and Assessing Culture Change at HSE
- Impact Assessment for Local Government
- Leadership Programme Evaluation
- Relocation support
- Developing People Strategy and Leadership
- Building Capability for a Self-improving NHS
- Evaluation of Academy for Large Scale Change