Written by Ethan Forrester As I am now starting to get deeper into the research and talk to more people in the Liverpool city region; I have started to better understand the challenges that the region faces and have been given an insight into what changes could benefit the Liverpool community. I have now spoken to [...]
Written by Ethan Forrester Over a week ago, I had an insightful chat with a headteacher at a school in the Merseyside area. Some key themes started to emerge relating to cohesion between the local authority and the school and the need for more emphasis on making more decisions locally not nationally. In terms of collaborations, seemingly [...]
Written by Ethan Forrester Since starting my research project, I have been keen to set the scene in my head of how the education system in Liverpool is performing compared to the rest of the UK. I found some interesting public data that I wish to share. The % of students achieving grade 5 and above in [...]
This is probably one of the first questions when we meet someone for the first time. I expect that the questioner isn’t that interested in “where I work,” (second desk on the left by the window) but who do I work for and what do I do? However, in recent times, the question has taken [...]
I have been sharing a number of articles on this subject which may have been of interest to some. We are following up the articles with an offer. At Ai Change Management we are hosting an OD Community of Practice. You can find out more on our web page – https://avramix.com/north-west-od-community/ We are collaborating [...]
The results are in……. I recently invited readers to participate in a poll followed by a series of observations on the subject of Healthy Organisations. I asked readers to choose one of the following options: The Health of my Organisation 1. Could not be better 2. Some worrying symptoms 3. Many working symptoms 4. Seriously unwell Just under [...]
“Do I need to read this? Organisation Design (whatever it is) is not on my list.”Let me tell you a short true story, that you may recognise.I bought a new flat pack book case. I get it home and I empty the contents of the packaging onto the floor. My partner suggests I look for [...]
Are they the same thing? Ask me six months ago and I would say , yes of course, yet I am now discovering an unsettling reality. Work and home are two good friends of mine but I have always tried to keep them apart, seeing the former as somewhat of an intruder on my personal [...]
