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This report uses the story of an old palace to consider the challenges of design in a complex and highly connected world, where organisations are expected to be agile and innovative, work globally in a seamless way, and continually ‘engage’ talented employees through an attractive employer brand. It explores the move from ‘organisation’ to ‘organising’ and the delicate balance between designing to innovate while managing risk.
A case study on lean by Peter McCullen with thanks to Keith Cocksey (BAE Systems) Head of Transformation, RAF Coningsby. This was presented at the HR Network event 'Learning from lean' on 11 July 2013.
Taking change as its overarching theme, this collection of essays looks at the year ahead, exploring issues in HR and OD, including: building OD capability; employee engagement: what next?; influencing people to behave in different ways; the talent management journey: a four stage approach; innovating work; delivering strategy through flexible working; getting the HR/line balance in people management right; and cost control versus pay progression.
Running an effective board in a private, public or voluntary sector organisation is not easy but has the potential to have a major impact on the success of the whole organisation. Each sector brings its own unique challenges, priorities and sets of stakeholders, resulting in different agendas, but there are also many commonalities in terms of good governance and board effectiveness. This paper brings together useful insights into the possible pitfalls and challenges, and offers approaches for unleashing the potential of any organisation's board.
