Archive for March 2011

The Invitation
‘We are bringing in a new ERP system across the whole manufacturing process, it will affect everyone. It will be much more sensitive to accurate data than the old system. People will need to be much more disciplined in the way they record and enter data. Can you help us make everyone enter data properly?’
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Tags: ai, ai at work, ai in manufacturing, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, Case Studies, change, change techniques, employee engagement, facilitation, it psychology, od, organisational development, positive psychology, psychology, resistance to change, sarah lewis, strengths-based
Posted in Change, Change Techniques, Organisational Development |

The Invitation
‘Previously we were autonomous business units, now we’re forming into one central support unit. We are spread over 2, previously 3, sites. Some people have been made redundant so we need to do more with less. The organisation is experiencing change, indeed is about to be acquired by another organisation. We need to start functioning as an effective team fast. We have put a day aside. Can you help?’
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Tags: ai, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, Case Studies, change, employee engagement, facilitation, od, organisational development, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, psychology, resistance to change, sarah lewis, strengthening teams, strengths-based, team development
Posted in Case Studies, Change, Organisational Development, Strengths, Team Development |

Many organisations are currently having to unexpectedly and rapidly ‘let people go’. The organisational processes involve range from early retirement via voluntary redundancy to compulsory redundancy; and accordingly the emotions involved may vary from joy at an unexpected windfall to shock, anger and fear. Read on »
Tags: acting appreciatively, ai, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, employee engagement, facilitation, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, psychology, redundancy, resistance to change, sarah lewis, strengths-based
Posted in Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Psychology |