Book Review: Good Strategy / Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt
Rumelt is not short of examples of ‘bad strategy’ in his book about what has gone wrong for most businesses. But he also offers extremely straightforward advice for getting strategy right, or ‘good’, such that one wonders how so…
Highlights from the 2012 Airport Leadership & Change Management Forum
Organisers Dr Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey report on some of the highlights of October’s Airport Leadership & Change Management Forum in London. Where can you meet airport CEOs, HR directors and senior airport executives from around the world, along…
Change is Simple!
By Alison France, Evosis Okay, we all know it’s not always the case that 'change is simple' and I’m being deliberately provocative to catch your attention - so how about: Change can be simple…? Based on my knowledge and experience,…
Resistance to Change? The ABC Technique
by John Fisher, c2d In all our roles we have to address change in its many forms. One of the biggest problems is that, usually, people just don’t want to change! For me what is fundamental, and sometimes missed, is…
ABP at the DOP Conference, January 2013
By Sanjay Bhogaita, Conference Team Member Not long unpacked from exhibiting at the Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP) Conference at the end of December 2012, we suddenly found ourselves on the road again. So, in good spirits and with…
Change – Since Time Began
by John Hugo, Change Delivery Associates What does change mean? Verb: Make or become different: “a proposal to change the law”; “to change the way things are done” Noun: The act or instance of making or becoming different Synonyms Verb: Alter, exchange, vary,…
Change: So what’s new?
by Steve Whiddett, WHE-UK Ltd So what's new? Not a lot really. Darwin has shown us that change is the very essence of survival. We need to adapt to changes around us in order to survive as individuals and organisations have…
ABP at the SGCP Conference, December 2012
By Sanjay Bhogaita, Conference Team Member On an icy December morning me and Angie (ingham) met at New Street station and had a nice walk to the Aston University where the Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP) Conference was…
Conference Announcement: 2013 Official charity announced
By Martha Wright, Conference Team Member We are delighted to announce that the 2013 ABP Annual Conference will be supporting Royal Berkshire Hospital's “Robbie the Robot” appeal. “Robbie” is a da Vinci robot and has transformed prostate cancer and…
Conference News: Team field trip to new venue
By Martha Wright, Conference Team Member On Saturday 10th November, a keen troupe of enthusiastic Conference Team members gathered in the chilly but expansive grounds of De Vere Wokefield Park, near Reading, for a guided tour of our exciting…
Positive Politics: Giving women the tools to succeed By Dr Ines Wichert
By Dr Ines Wichert Organisational politics brings with it connotations of intrigue, manoeuvring and favouritism. It is rarely associated with positive attributes and it is often avoided by women. Nevertheless, many reluctantly recognise that those who use political behaviours in…
Conference Announcement: Theme, strap line, venue all confirmed
By Maria Gardner, Conference Dean Conference Theme: “Doing more with less” Since the inaugaration of the Conference Team in September, it has been a very productive month and we are very excited to announce that the theme of the 2013…