Category: Guest Articles
Articles written for People Shift by guest authors — practitioners, researchers and leaders working in and on organisations. Each carries the author’s own byline and a note on where to find more of their work, and the views expressed are their own.
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Who Decides What Organisational Values Really Mean?
Part 3 of 3 · A series by Brian Hunter Young What If Organisation Development Has Been Looking in the Wrong Place? Could Better Questions Lead to Better Organisation Development? Who Decides What Organisational Values Really Mean? (you are here) In the third article in my developing series, I revisit my Master’s […]
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What Really Changes When You Become a Manager?
Moving into management changes far more than a job title. Drawing on my experience of working with and coaching managers, this article explores what happens when responsibility, relationships and expectations shift after promotion, and why being ready for appointment is not the same as being fully prepared for the transition. It also […]
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Could Better Questions Lead to Better Organisation Development?
Part 2 of 3 · A series by Brian Hunter Young What If Organisation Development Has Been Looking in the Wrong Place? Could Better Questions Lead to Better Organisation Development? (you are here) Who Decides What Organisational Values Really Mean? What if the greatest contribution organisation development can make is not designing […]
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What If Organisation Development Has Been Looking in the Wrong Place?
Part 1 of 3 · A series by Brian Hunter Young What If Organisation Development Has Been Looking in the Wrong Place? (you are here) Could Better Questions Lead to Better Organisation Development? Who Decides What Organisational Values Really Mean? Organisation development has always borrowed widely — from psychology, systems thinking, action […]
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What Research Can Teach Us About Successful Hybrid Team Management
To thrive as Hybrid teams we need to ensure clear communication, make great use of technology, be flexible and adaptable, generate trust and autonomy for our colleagues, foster wellbeing and ensure continuous learning. What the Research Says Hybrid work models have gained significant traction since the pandemic, promising to blend the best […]
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Coaching – an overview: what it is, how it helps, what some of the research says
From helping leaders with their management style to gaining more job satisfaction, contributing more effectively to the organisation and learning how to take the right actions to achieve goals, coaching can be used in various ways to great effect. How does coaching differ from mentoring? Coaching and mentoring are terms that are […]
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The PERMA+ Model: What Is It? And How Can Businesses Benefit?
The PERMA+ Model says that there are five core factors that correlate well with wellbeing: Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment (or Achievement). What is the PERMA+ Model? Revered psychologist Dr Martin Seligman developed The PERMA+ Model, characterizing what he believed to be the essential components required to live a happier, […]
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The Future of Work: How Virtual Teams Can Be Supported With Their Mental Health
The world has changed and remote and hybrid working are here to stay, bringing many benefits, but also challenges. As individuals and leaders, we need to learn and adapt to better support our own and our teams’ mental health when hybrid and remote. Remote Working is Here to Stay Commutes to the […]
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Practical Tips for Hybrid Teams
The “Great Work Experiment” Amid the global pandemic in 2020, we moved into the first phase of the ‘great work experiment’ when droves of office workers relocated to their homes to work. With restrictions beginning to ease, we are now moving into phase 2 of this great experiment with the advent of hybrid working. LinkedIn…
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M&A(&C): The Significance of Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions
Nearly all mergers go through some form of culture clash because every organisation has its own unique people, context, and culture regardless of all the “synergies” between two parties. Bringing them together will never be a seamless fit, but intentionally managing the combination of these cultures will make a difference. M&A(&C): The […]
