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Dear - Welcome to Xenergie's April Newsletter:
Transformation results from Critical Reflection
The failure of Organisational change is well documented in the Change Management literature. One explanation for this failure rate, when you study unsuccessful change efforts up close, is the emergence of a common pattern:
1. The more obvious, tangible, and relatively easy-to-address aspects of the change are tackled. This is the necessary 'left brain' factual, hard data approach of Lean for example, with systems, processes, financial KPI's, performance metrics...
2. The invisible, intangible, risky, and ultimately most powerful aspects of change are ignored. This is the 'right brain' emotional and subjective "soft stuff" like purpose, alignment, values, beliefs and informal networks, avoidances and dependencies are not easily captured on an Excel sheet.
These intangible elements make or break change efforts, the "soft stuff" has a real, hard element to it because when people are aligned around a common purpose and "held" in an environment where they can express themselves safely, they move mountains.
Critical reflection combines both an emotional experience and a cognitive one. This month Xenergie has partnered with the internationally reputed Grubb Institute of Behavioural Studies in order to support change leaders in their own transformational journey with a significant learning opportunity to understand and grasp the meaning of what is Organisational Analysis.
Learn what it means to analyse problems from a deeper level of systemic awareness of the forces and factors above and below the surface, the "soft stuff" with a FREE webinar sponsored by Xenergie with the Grubb Institute in London, followed by a 1-day application workshop (Unlock Cultural Gridlock) in Dublin in April 22nd.
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Can you handle Joining up the Dots?
by Lorna McDowell, Organisation Analyst
 It's not new news that we need transformation, but are we really up for it?
"...The focus on consequences will be the hallmark of value in the recovery consumer marketplace to come, guided by a "potent ambition of responsibility that will entail a greater emphasis on vigilance and resourcefulness."(Futures Company, Darwinian Gale 2009)
"Joined-up thinking" and social vigilance are shaping the recovery of the economy according to the above quoted research report. But what does this actually call from us at this time?
The "organisational sleepwalker's" response to this is to "do more for less" and tell heroic tales about coming through previous recessions with hatches battened down. The "organisational activist", on the other hand, shakes her head as she sips her grande latte whilst blogging on her LinkedIn "Change Action SIG". She has just spent another frustrating meeting with the sleepwalkers talking and the same talk that has kept the organisation going around in circles and avoiding the real issues for years.
"That's just no longer enough" she taps into her keyboard before asking "cyber- world" if anyone has any bright ideas or new blueprints? Material for her next coaching session, which incidentally she is paying for herself since her company think such things are superfluous to critical organisation needs at this time.
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REMINDER: Unlock Cultural Gridlock: Organisation Analysis Workshop
Release the Capacity to Make a Difference - Working Above, Around, Below the Surface of the Organisation
1 Day Organisation Analysis workshop with John Bazalgette, The Grubb Institute UK, and Lorna McDowell, Xenergie on Thursday April 22nd, 9.30 am to 5pm, Dublin, Ireland
 An introduction to the concept of Person-in-Role and integral organisation analysis as a process for turning around real world problems and complex cultures that seem to be in gridlock.
Today's challenges cannot be solved by yesterday's solutions. Culture is the key to being able to survive and thrive as we enter a new age and now is the time to look deeper at what is happening inside your organisation.
In this one day workshop, learn how organisatoin psychodynamic analysis - as distinct from personal psychoanalysis - helps an organisation unlock cultural dilemms that are stagnating potential and holding people back.
Download our Brochure and Register Online €195pp >>Read More
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FREE Webinar: Release Cultural Gridlock - Fresh Data for Organisation Survival (Tuesday April 20th 10-11am GMT)
 We are please to sponsor this webinar with the Grubb Institute in London and the Irish Centre for Business Excellence. This webinar introduces the concept of organisation analysis, and opens up the debate about how it should be applied, orchestrated and managed within an organisation.
John Bazalgette, senior organisation analyst with the Grubb Institute and Lorna McDowell, organisation analyst within Xenergie Consulting Ireland/UK will describe some of the exciting work that is being done in this area through their work.
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