what do CEOs want from od

What do CEOs want from OD? – March 2019 Event Review

For our March event, we were joined by Bevan Warner, CEO of Launch Housing, and Kath Sutherland, Head of Talent, Capability & Learning at BP, who helped us dissect and answer this very important question. The session was facilitated by Max Edwards and was a follow up to our February event, “A week in the life of an OD professional“. …

A week in the life of an OD Professional

A week in the life of an OD Professional – Feb 2019 Event Review

Our first event of 2019, “A week in the life of an OD Professional”, sought to unpack the careers and current thinking of four panellists and to challenge ourselves to think critically about OD and all its facets. Thanks to the forthrightness and thoughtful reflections of Diana Dalton, Sharon Griffin, Elspeth Fink-Jensesn, and Nicola Hayes, we had a good crack …

Updating Your Profile

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A New Event Venue for 2019

In 2018, the Leadership Group made the decision that we would not continue to use Graduate House in to 2019. Ongoing traffic and parking issues are making attending events unnecessarily challenging. A number of alternative venues were considered with a view to finding a comfortable and practical space for our community to meet. We are very pleased to announce that …

November 2018 – Writing to Influence

In regards to the Writing to Influence – Tool Time event on Wednesday 28 November 2018, it has been ascertained that the way in which we write has an impact on how our readers interpret the intent and purpose of the text on a regular basis, despite the fact of what we as writers had initially originally set out to …

October 2018 – Organisational Dynamics

ODA Member and Deputy CEO of NIODA, Brigid Nossal, presented a very interactive session on Growing Collaboration & Organisational Dynamics: An Organisational Role Analysis Approach. Organisational Role Analysis (ORA) is a process designed to develop insight and understanding by considering role as the intersection of the person in role, the system and the broader context. Brigid shared her in depth …

OD Roles at Healthscope

Healthscope has two roles open in their OD team. Do you embrace driving change? Do you love making an impact? With a focus on collaborative projects and supportive HR team members, ours it truly a mixture of exciting work and great people! Click on the links below to know more: HR/OD Project lead in St Kilda Rd (full time, 0.8 …

September 2018 – Do women really need help to progress?

An engaging discussion lead by Anneli Blundell author, speaker and communication expert (aka the People Whisperer!). Anneli is the author of ‘Developing Direct Reports’ ‘Insight to Action’ and ‘Cracking the Code’ and has recently published her whitepaper exploring issues of gender equality and the invisible barriers within organisational and social constructs. There is no doubt the conversation surrounding gender equality …

Welcome to our new Leadership Group

Following our AGM we are very pleased to introduce you to our new Leadership Group: Danielle Jacobson – President and interim Secretary Kaliopi Tsousis – Vice President Yen Troung – Treasurer Doss Duscher – General Member Ian Smith – General Member Jan Heckscher – General Member Meredith Crowe – General Member You can find contact details for our Leadership Group …