In his latest BBC column, ‘How keeping it simple makes me faster’, Lewis Hamilton explains his philosophy now that he’s driving for Mercedes, since moving from McLaren at the end of last season. I particularly found this an interesting read, not just as a big F1 and Lewis Hamilton fan, but because my job as an […]
Category Archives: Organisational Change
SO Change: our top tips to achieving sustainable behaviour change
Thursday 14th February 2013 – 11:15 AM
Traditional methods of generating efficiency savings and meeting the needs of the communities we serve aren’t always adequate to meet the demand on public services. However, understanding how citizens’ motivations drive demand, could transform relationships with communities, build mutual trust and unlock savings. Our SO Change approach brings together tested principles from the world of […]
Making Change Happen: Six Steps to Effective Leadership
Thursday 16th August 2012 – 9:15 AM
As a leader, we know you want to unlock your organisation’s full potential so it can achieve what it’s truly capable of. Drawing on our wide-ranging experience working across the UK, and harnessing renowned author Peter Scholte’s Leadership Competencies, here’s our quick guide to empowering your leaders to emerge stronger, more focused and able to […]
Leadership: What makes a good leader?
Tuesday 24th July 2012 – 2:43 PM
I was asked recently what I thought Leadership meant. I think I may have waffled a bit in my response, but I wanted to share a few considered thoughts on what I think a good leader is, or is not. To be clear, leadership is not management. Management is more akin to administration and keeping […]
Councils need a new style of leadership
Tuesday 21st June 2011 – 12:00 PM
Local authorities face a challenging future and require leaders that can manage change creatively and inspire staff. A recent post by Ben Cook in the Guardian newspaper makes some interesting and valid points about what matters in terms of Council leadership. He observes that the leaders of tomorrow need to be capable in commissioning other […]
Answers or Questions?
Wednesday 8th June 2011 – 10:11 AM
We all want answers, right? Well, sometimes, but I contend that there are more occasions than not when questions are more important and, as an aid to finding our own “answers”, provide a more effective platform for change, whether in business or in our personal lives. There seems to be something about organisations that makes […]
Key report around NHS leadership and management needs revealed
Friday 20th May 2011 – 12:11 PM
The 18th of May 2011 could go down as one of the greatest days for NHS leaders and managers. On this day The King’s Fund released its report “The Future of Leadership and Management in the NHS – No More Heroes” and finally, NHS managers got the recognition they deserve. In the report, The King’s […]
Targets drive the wrong behaviour
Wednesday 20th April 2011 – 2:46 PM
An interesting piece of news about a 24 hour strike by staff at Jobcentre Plus caught my eye earlier this week. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) based in more than 30 call centres across the UK walked out in a row over working conditions and claims about a target-driven culture. A […]
How we can help you deliver ‘better for less’
Tuesday 22nd March 2011 – 1:54 PM
“It’s one thing to say we’re great at delivering ‘better for less’. But what does that mean in practice?” asks Martin Thomas, Director of Organisational Change at ICE. “To help bring our innovative work with public services to life, we’ve created a short film to show how we use Lean Systems Thinking, underpinned by customer-focused […]
The Design Thinking approach to change communications
Tuesday 15th March 2011 – 9:35 AM
Head of the ICE Agency, Henry Platten outlines our collaborative approach to involving colleagues, partners and citizens in designing visions and communications, in a changing landscape. Change is a constant feature of life, and it hardly needs restating that we live and work in challenging and uncertain times, where the momentum of change has been […]
