Kawhe i runga i te ara i roto i Aotearoa – or coffee on the way in New Zealand – prompts fresh reflection on the microeconomic importance of engaging with fellow human beings, and the “innovation” value of just getting the basics right. In Wellington to present an element of my PhD research (to…
Tag: leadership
Final report: ‘Shaping the Direction’
Client: Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia The results of the survey administered to the full membership body of all Congregations that are members of the Institute was encapsulated in this report to the national leadership body of the Institute. With a participation rate above 80%, this survey has achieved an almost unmatchable…
Draft report: ‘Shaping the Direction’
Client: Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia Based on the results of the survey administered to the full membership body of all Congregations that are members of the Institute, this draft report brought to the Reconfiguring Committee the detailed data that supported the report of the Task Group which had been charged to…
Briefing to Task Group: ‘Shaping the Direction’
Client: Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia This briefing paper and presentation provided the first insights into the results of the related survey which closed for responses on 4 August 2009. The project team provided a tiered briefing, with all aspects of the data analysed and presented, but the primary focus being placed…
Happy new financial year from the lapsed economist
It was the mad rush to the end of the financial year. We were in the midst of both closing the books for the year AND delivering a major piece in our project about measuring the outcomes in the military justice system in the Australian Defence Force. Our eyes were all spinning around the wrong…
Can’t buy me … wellbeing
Just like in the Beatles song (for those older than our youngest consultant/research assistant), money can’t buy love, happiness, wellbeing … or can it? We are interested in exploring the nexus between prosperity and wellbeing: There are a number of inputs to this discussion that have been published already by quite diverse authorities, and we…
Leadership Skills Survey Final Report
Client: Department of Environment & Heritage A response rate of over 70% to an online survey conducted in 2006 provided very sound statistical substantiation for the conclusions presented in this report. A very clear, albeit surprising, indication of leadership development priorities emerged based on the review of leadership issues on which staff expressed their perceptions….
Just Culture
Client: Railcorp (NSW) Sub-titled Measuring Outcomes of the Initiative to Promote Cultural Change in Railcorp this report considered the manner and means of collecting sound evidence of cultural change that may – or may not – have been achieved as a result of an organisation-wide cultural change programme.
Leadership Skills Survey Preliminary Report
Client: Department of Environment & Heritage To determine priorities for re-development of their leadership training and education programmes, the Department wished to take stock of the perceptions of individual people employed in the Department about the leadership skills of team leaders at all levels. An online survey was used as the most appropriate and cost-efficient…