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Organisation development through leadership from theory to practice & back again
My talk  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Four viewpoints   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understanding theory   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MacIntyre’s Ghosts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understanding Practice   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Leadership practice as identity   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Leadership practice as identity   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A million leaderships?
6 million to be precise * ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Pity the practitioner…   ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Here I am poor fool once more no wiser than I was before”  Goethe’s Faust
Oh dear…. But I’ve been leading this way for years! Prescriptive leadership development never works
A million leaderships  –  choose one ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why collective reflection? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Value of collective reflection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Leadership the OD provider  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Remembering the business  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Operationalising effective leadership practices:  3 concrete examples
1~  SPACES  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1~  SPACES  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
2~  Leadership Learning Labs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
3~  Coaching for performance improvement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Viewpoints summary Theory and practice are two sides of the same coin – that coin is experience itself  Spending experience wisely means examining / understanding your ‘theories-in-use’
Viewpoints summary Leadership is a social, practice of the self How you lead, and the success of this enterprise, is dependent on others and says something deeper about you than your job title…
Viewpoints summary Develop leaders together, beyond merely a shared curriculum Go for development which focuses on  shared experiences  and make collective reflection a key method
Viewpoints summary Actualise  leadership for organisation development by providing for spaces and processes in your organisation by which it can be  enacted , not just  known about or discussed  Creating rules about something demonstrates that we care for that thing  HR leadership is the first step. If we doesn’t care, arguably no one will
For more on the references used in this presentation contact me on  http:// www.linkedin.com/in/richardcotter

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Mevans Conference Presentation London Nov 3rd 2011

  • 1. Organisation development through leadership from theory to practice & back again
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
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  • 7.
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  • 11.
  • 12. Oh dear…. But I’ve been leading this way for years! Prescriptive leadership development never works
  • 13.
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  • 18. Operationalising effective leadership practices: 3 concrete examples
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  • 23. Viewpoints summary Theory and practice are two sides of the same coin – that coin is experience itself Spending experience wisely means examining / understanding your ‘theories-in-use’
  • 24. Viewpoints summary Leadership is a social, practice of the self How you lead, and the success of this enterprise, is dependent on others and says something deeper about you than your job title…
  • 25. Viewpoints summary Develop leaders together, beyond merely a shared curriculum Go for development which focuses on shared experiences and make collective reflection a key method
  • 26. Viewpoints summary Actualise leadership for organisation development by providing for spaces and processes in your organisation by which it can be enacted , not just known about or discussed Creating rules about something demonstrates that we care for that thing HR leadership is the first step. If we doesn’t care, arguably no one will
  • 27. For more on the references used in this presentation contact me on http:// www.linkedin.com/in/richardcotter