OD is not only about organisations …It is about WHERE PEOPLE GATHER FOR PURPOSE
For many years I (and many of my colleagues) have helped people understand that Organisation development (OD) is not Organisational development. OrganisatioNAL development is a broad term and can encompass everything an organisation does to develop i.e. estates management programme, mandatory training, capital development programme, continuous improvement programme, talent management programme etc). Organisation Development with […]
More learning about Hope, Inner Journeys and Positive Safe Team Spaces – Best Culture Best Care
Ongoing reflections into the York Street Model Recently John Walsh (@johjnwalsh88) and I got to present our work on the York Street Model of ‘ Best Culture Best Care’ at a safety conference in Maidstone in Kent. We were fortunate to work with some excellent frontline staff throughout the day. ( If you are not familiar […]
You cannot plan transformation like a project (Bushe 2013) ….some thinking on grounded change
Over the past year I have been working on how the field of OD can help us with the challenges we face in health and care. This blog was actually written as a paper (so it is rather longer than normal), however a number of people have asked me to share it via my blog […]
Change, Choice and Windows 8.1
I have been reflecting a lot recently about personal change. Now change is my job, it is what I support people to do, but this change was all about my own choices. I got a bright new shiny lap top , it is lovely, it is a dark aubergine colour , really pretty. And it […]
Eldership and when the wind changes….
It has only been in the last few years that I have begun to consider myself an elder in my field. I realised, about three years ago, that I had served the public for 30 years, full-time, without a break. I acknowledged that I have been blessed with 30 great years and I began reflecting […]
