Organization Design & Development

Inspired by conversations with peers from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors South-West Committee about their up-coming event - Reconnect. Learn. Audit. Having qualified as a Chartered Internal Auditor back in 2004, I’ve continued learning and practicing ever since then. Working in Organisational Development, projects may have different names (‘review’ rather than ‘audit’ for instance), but the technical toolkit and professional skillset continue to be just as val

Inspired by great mate @KurtEwaldLindley and rising to the challenge, here’s [at least] 10 things to love about the #LnDGathering: These are just for starters! A place for creativity; The physical space and psychological safety to come up with the mad ideas that you couldn’t get away with anywhere else No pressure networking; Forget the elevator pitch or hard sell needed. You’re there and that is enough. Endless inspiration; There’s always something new to learn and

Inspired by conversations with mates and peers Kurt Lindley and Shane Halifax. We were brainstorming the next event for the '#LnD Gathering. Even though established in our fields and bringing several decades of international experience in organisation, learning and development between us, we had much in common, but were still speaking different languages. Trying to make sense of this, my thoughts went back to ‘same same but different’. I’d heard this a lot whilst travelli

Inspired by conversations with James Paterson on some of the key challenges in making governance, risk and assurance work effectively.

Deciding to join The Pituitary Foundation’s support helpline was definitely one of my more inspired moments.

Inspired by conversation with peer and friend @SteveBernard. We’d worked together on a large-scale intervention for a national insurer.

Co-hosting an interview workshop with peer @AdrianBates, we discussed the underestimated importance of making connections.

Inspired by my recent conversations with peer and role model @KarenCamilleri about life on either side of the interview table.

During conversations about organisation design and development, career paths seem to have reached a crossroads.

To paraphrase one hour of lively interaction, we are moving towards Heutagogy (learn by yourself from anything, anywhere and anytime).

Since my promotion into a global Organisation and HR Development role c 13 years’ ago, I’m continually inspired by conversations.