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7 Lenses Maturity Matrix
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Organisation Design & Agility
Take a look at the 7 lenses of the Maturity Matrix - Vision, Design, Plan, Transformation Leadership, Collaboration, Accountability, and People.
ADKAR Model
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
The ADKAR model comprises 5 elements, each building on the previous, that are necessary for change to be effective and sustainable. Check out the useful questions that managers can use when managing change transition with their staff.
Aligning Action and Values (by Jim Collins)
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Culture, Values & Behavioural Patterns
Creating alignment is a two-part process. The first is identifying and correcting misalignments. The second is creating new alignments, or what I call “mechanisms with teeth.” In this article, Jim Collins discussed the process that applies primarily to core values, but also applied to creating alignment with purpose and goals.
Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organisation
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Systems Thinking & Organisation Learning
Deliberately Developmental Organisations (DDOs) are organised around the simple but radical conviction that organisations will best prosper when they are more deeply aligned with people’s strongest motive, which is to grow. This discussion guide delves deep into the worlds of 3 leading companies that embody this breakthrough approach, revealing design principles, concrete practices, and the underlying science at the heart of DDOs.
Bridges' Transition Model
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
Check out this infographic on William Bridges’ Transition Model that illustrates the psychological transitions that occur during times of change and what a manager can do at each stage. As an OD practitioner, you can share this infographic with your managers as a way to support them too!
Creating Effective Teams - CSC Position Paper
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Team Effectiveness & Group Dynamics
Teams are common building blocks in organisations. They are increasingly important in the face of the Public Service’s ever-changing and unpredictable environment as leaders do not have all the answers and need to tap on distributed knowledge across the Service. Check out this position paper on 'Team Effectiveness' put together by the Institute of Leadership and Organisation Development, Civil Service College.
Creating the Acceptance for Change
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
Communicating change is an increasingly common practice in the Public Service. Take a closer look at the psychology of managing change and what we can do to foster ‘acceptance of the change’ by the affected stakeholders beyond simply 'informing' them.
Creating the Ownership for Change
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
Our organisations are going through continuous change and transformation. As OD practitioners, how can we engage our colleagues such that they feel that they have ownership of the change?
Deconstructing the Desire for Change
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
Kickstarting the desire for change involves an intricate understanding of human behaviour and psyche. To create the desire for change, people need to first see and feel the future that the change would bring. Then, send cues of normative behaviour for people to follow.
Engaging the Social Network in Spreading Change
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Change, Transitions & Transformation
Little things can make a big difference. Instead of solely targeting your change message to the masses, it will be worthwhile to tap on the invisible networks in your organisation to help you in the journey of change.