The convergence of knowledge management and organizational development with conversational leadership and 'communityship' As a leader in the convergence of Knowledge Management (KM) and Organization Development (OD), John Hovell is the Managing Director and co-founder of STRATactical. He is a practitioner, speaker, and author of OD/KM strategies and their application to current challenges. More specifically, John is the author of Creating Conversational Leadership: Combining and Expanding Knowledge Management, Organization Development, and Diversity & Inclusion. Lauren met John through one of our podcast's previous guests, Dr. Sharon Varney, as I attended their "Advancing your change and organizational development practice" course. - Welcome, John! KEY resource from this episode: Creating Conversational Leadership: Combining and Expanding Knowledge Management, Organization Development, and Diversity & Inclusion by John Hovell Books from this episode: Conversational Leadership, an online book by David Gurteen Humble Inquiry, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust by Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein Knoweldge Services series, published by De Gruyter Saur, Edited by Guy St. Clair Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center by Henry Mintzberg The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition by Stephen R. Covey Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman Other resources from this episode: 'Be the Change' by Patricia Shaw Dialogue Mapping Human Systems Dynamics Institue 'Gratitude for Spiritset' by John Hagel 'Mindset and Heartset' by John Hagel 'The Self as an Instrument– A Cornerstone for the Future of OD' by Dr. Mee Yan Cheung-Judge Where to find John: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhovell1/ STRATactical Space for Learning: "Advancing your change and organisational development practice" course
