What does HEADS TOGETHER DO?

The short answer is: organisational development

Our approach is evidence-based in recognised specialty disciplines and their interplay rather than 'guru-based fashions' (fads) of the time or folk psychology.

Evidence-based research involves looking at and valuing all of the evidence on a particular topic, not just the evidence found in a few papers published in large, easy-to-find journals. Evidence-based practice refers to the use of research and scientific studies as a base for determining the best practices in a field. The movement began in the 1990s with a focus on the medical profession. It has since crossed the line to other professions, including education. The basic premise of the movement is to provide transparency and to assure  that techniques and procedures will provide the best possible interventions or treatments. http://bit.ly/bhNfB7


What does 'organisational development' mean?

It is not something that became very popular in the short term, and then was forgotten about at the same speed. It does, however, change as new information and greater understanding develops.

At the core of HEADS TOGETHER organisation development is the concept of organisation (of course), defined as two or more people working together toward one or more shared outcomes. Therefore, an organisation might be a department, community, club, unit, team, board, committee, cooperative, group, collective, local council, State department,....etc.

'Development' in this context is the notion that an organisation may become more effective over time at achieving its purpose - as distinct from its Vision or Mission, which I think have very limited and over-rated practical use.

HEADS TOGETHER organisation development includes short and long range efforts to improve an organisation's problem-solving and renewal processes, particularly through more effective and collaborative management of organisational culture, often with the assistance of a catalyst/facilitator and the use of a contemporary understanding of organisational learning.

Although behavioural science provided the basic foundation for the study and practice of organisational development, new and emerging fields of study have made their presence known. Experts in systems thinking, organisational management, and organisational learning (to name a few), whose perspective is not steeped in the behavioural sciences, but a much more multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach, have emerged as recognised organisational development catalysts.

For HEADS TOGETHER a contemporary understanding of organisational learning is the primary influence because many of the other fields are far too bounded by a 'one-size-fits-all' mentality. Even "leadership" as a concept, in my view, is much less helpful than most people believe. (See my article from 2004 'The Mystery of Leadership' http://www.headstogether.com.au/headway/04a2004.htm and Peter Drucker's more recent comment http://lnkd.in/-tsKxk)

The HEADS TOGETHER organisation development perspective generally views an effective organisation as the holistic interplay of individual and collective learning rather than fragmented silos each trying to outdo each other.

HEADS TOGETHER organisation development is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on such fields as sociology, psychology, and a contemporary understanding of individual and collective learning.

HEADS TOGETHER organisation development:
You will not get lost in complexity. It is very effective.

Clients say:


"I was really impressed with his performance. Very good communication and listening skills. Really understood what we needed and what he needed to do to meet those needs."


"Extremely professional service. Very high calibre presentations and they deliver high standard written materials and reports. The reports are relevant to the requirements that we have asked to be undertaken."


"They are exceptional in terms of the way they take time to talk with me and try to really understand what we offer to people and how we provide for them. They have adapted to this and then been flexible in a way which makes them able to help us and our clients."

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