

OrgDev with Distinction
Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch
The Org Dev podcast is all about Organisational Development, a practice that has the power to transform organisations, shape cultures, and empower individuals. Yet, it's often shrouded in mystery and misunderstood. But fear not, because on this podcast, we pull back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of Organisation Development. We demystify the concepts, unravel the strategies, and delve into the real-life experiences of professionals who are driving real and significant change and innovation within organisations.
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Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 5min
How to Build Leadership Capability with Dani and Garin - OrgDev Episode 4
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!In today's dynamic and ever-evolving business landscape, the need for effective leadership has never been more crucial to achieving your strategic objectives. A strong leadership team can drive innovation, navigate internal and external challenges, enhance employee engagement, and steer your organisation towards long-term success. However, building leadership capability requires careful planning, development, and support.Join us for an enlightening event as we explore the art and science of leadership development. There will be insights on how to align leadership development with your organisation's strategic goals and practical strategies and usable tools to strengthen leadership skills.Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Jan 19, 2024 • 53min
Organisation Effectiveness at Amazon with Kelly Venkiah - OrgDev Episode 3
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!What is organisation effectiveness and what are the lessons learned from one of the most famous organisations.?In this podcast we delve into the world of Organisation Effectiveness. This is a discipline a number of forward-looking organisations are implementing into their business. However, like Organisation development, there are several different definitions of it. We've invited a brilliant guest practitioner Kelly Venkiah to give us her take. Kelly has a rich background at one of the world’s leading organisations Amazon, where she has held a variety of exciting roles over 15 years.Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Jan 12, 2024 • 29min
Strategic Workforce Planning with Catrin Vaughan, BT Group - OrgDev Episode 2
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!In this episode, our guest, Catrin Vaughan, the Strategic Workforce Director at the BT Group, shares her insights and experiences in organisation design, change management, and strategic workforce planning. Catrin’s multifaceted journey, transitioning from pharmacology to HR and organisation design, highlights the intersection of scientific principles and organisation structures. Catrin emphasises the importance of integrating art and science in OD, using analytical data while understanding human behaviours within organisation systems. Her advice for aspiring OD practitioners includes curiosity, continual learning, and clear communication for driving organisational development and change. Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Dec 14, 2023 • 31min
Inside the House of Commons with Liz Childs, OD and D Consultant OrgDev Episode 1
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!In this episode we are kicking off a new series of interviews with OD Practitioners. Our first guest is Liz Childs, OD&D Consultant at the House of Commons. In this episode we explore her role, and what an OD consultant does in one of the most iconic buildings in the world. What does she enjoy about her role and what are her biggest challenges?You'll get a better understanding of how Liz leads change in a way that improves organisational performance, and drives success. Thanks so much for Liz for being a brilliant guest.Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Jul 13, 2022 • 20min
Coaching Cultures: Silver Bullet or a Waste of Resources
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!Coaching Cultures: Silver Bullet or a Waste of ResourcesThis episode is about how to transform performance in your organisation by creating a coaching culture Coaching.It has become one of the fastest growing learning and development interventions in organisations today. But to date a lot of the focus has been on developing the skills. It’s vital that we develop an environment and culture that promotes, supports and rewards coaching and allows it to thrive In this podcast, Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch have done an exhaustive review of the academic research on #coaching. Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Mar 25, 2022 • 12min
The Secret Formula for Transforming your Workplace Conversations
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!How to Have Transformative Conversations that Change Your Relationships, Teams and OrganisationsWish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Mar 21, 2022 • 15min
The Friday Review - The Secret to staying in control of your workload
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!Here is a simple yet powerful 3 step process to help you make best use of your time and get out of that feeling of overwhelmWish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Mar 18, 2022 • 15min
5 Reasons Why Decision Making is Broken in Your Organisation
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!In this podcast we explain 5 reasons why decision-making is broken in many of our organisations and why you should care. We explore why organisations should make it a strategic priority to develop the decision-making capability of their people. Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Mar 5, 2022 • 12min
Why 1-2-1s are essential for leaders and how to deliver them effectively
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!1-2-1s are a critical element of a leaders toolkit. In this video we're talking about the 1-2-1s that happen between Direct reports and their managerTo be an effective leader at any level in your organisation you have to be extremely comfortable and confident leading a 1-2-1 and make them a priority in your busy week.Check out this link for access to tools and templates to support your next 1-2-1Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch

Feb 24, 2022 • 6min
What is Leadership Coaching?
We'd love to hear from you so send us a message!In this episode we explore what is #leadershipcoaching and how does it work. Coaching is very different to training. It's much more proactive + personalised, it's designed specifically around you, your style and your developmentWish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we. That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work. You’ll get: ■ Key insights from the episode ■ A reflection prompt ■ A suggested action Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/ About Us We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change. Find out more at www.distinction.live We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:linkedin.com/in/danibacon478https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch