I’m delighted to have signed a contract with Routledge for the publication of my new book, The Wiggly World of Organization – Muddling through with purpose, courage and skill. This offers a practitioner-based view of the complex social dynamics of organization and the practical implications of these for managers and…

In celebration of The Henley Forum's 20th Anniversary, a collection of articles will be published formally later in the year under the theme Reflections on the Future. I was invited to contribute to this, with my own thoughts from an OD perspective. As with the articles that have been produced by…

I recently took part in a 30-minute webinar on the The Wiggly World of Organization, with my friend Dominic Mahony. Dom is Executive Chairman of Lane4 Management Group, who hosted the event. A recording of the webinar is available on Lane4's YouTube channel, here. This provides an introduction to the…

Chris Rodgers recently took part as a member of the judging panel for the Henley Forum 2020 Awards. The Henley Forum is an academic research centre within Henley Business School and the Awards are part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations, which will take place in February 2020. Chris was a member of the panel…

For the past several weeks, work has been progressing on the production of a special, OD-themed edition of the online journal e-Organisations and People (e-O&P). This has been put together in recognition of the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the formation of the OD Innovation Network (ODiN), which I helped to found in…

The Company's "Management in Five Acts" graphic features in a new book by the University of Hertfordshire's Head of Leadership and Organisational Development, Kevin Flinn. Entitled Leadership Development - A complexity perspective[1], the book presents a radical challenge to conventional leadership development methodologies. In a welcome contrast to the usual…

Chris Rodgers Consulting Ltd was 18 years old on 20 August 2016. We wish to thank the many clients, fellow consultants, and others with whom we have worked over the years. Having 'come of age' we now look forward to doing some grown-up consulting, rather than all of this 'wiggly'…

I recently attended a meeting to discuss some emerging ideas on leadership and performance in the public sector. At one point, the topic of “best practice transfer” arose. This was unsurprising, given that this features in most of the high-profile enquiry reports that have been produced over recent years in…