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Throughout 2020, we conducted an action research project with our clients into the practice of…
10 March, 2021
The famously eccentric inventor and philosopher R. Buckminster-Fuller (inventor of the geodesic dome and author…
28 June, 2021
It is still by no means business as usual. While the impact of the pandemic…
13 April, 2021
As part of our research into the practice of designing organisations, we spoke to leaders…
16 March, 2021
This was the question posed to us recently by a sceptical senior leader about to…
02 February, 2021
It is by no means business as usual for anyone during this crisis period. While…
20 April, 2020
Like all organisations we are looking how to deal with the effects of the Coronavirus…
13 March, 2020
One perspective that informs our consulting practice at Metalogue is cultural anthropology. We see value…
03 February, 2020
Most of our clients are engaged in attempts to develop or change their culture in…
18 December, 2019
The psychologist Carl Jung asserted that one should apply to oneself the same methods that…
12 December, 2019
The quote “CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST!” often pops up (in big bold letters) on…
05 September, 2019
Alternative Ways of Knowing: Finding new possibilities for how to enable cultural change and transformation.…
04 June, 2019
In our work with culture and transformation, we often talk about the importance of…
07 May, 2019
We have been working in and around organisations long enough to have noticed a cyclical…
30 April, 2019
In the “University of Heathrow” (as an esteemed academic colleague of ours refers to it),…
14 March, 2019
Over the past year, we have been researching the practice of transformation in organisations. A…
22 January, 2019
The “T” word is everywhere – it’s hard to find an organisation that isn’t undergoing…
10 December, 2018
Many these days would see leadership development as a specialist field. However, if we look…
29 November, 2018
Consulting beyond the Froth: A welcome return to ‘home cooking’ … or the scarily ordinary done exceptionally…
12 November, 2018
Calling all excretors; why words matter so much in change “Sticks and stones may break…
23 October, 2018
“It’s a dance, isn’t it?” was how a client recently described the relationship between the Executive…
21 September, 2018
Organisation ‘transformation’ has become somewhat of a leitmotif. Increasingly, our clients are using the word ‘transformation’…
31 August, 2018
We both attended a recent meeting which started with this exchange… John: “Can we spend…
04 September, 2018
Some years ago, we were asked to tender for some work with an organisation which…
04 July, 2018
When we join a new organisation, or move within organisations, it is not uncommon to…
05 June, 2018
“B.H.S.” by Sleaford Mods is a catchy track. I was getting ready for the day…
17 April, 2018
“Words create worlds” Abraham Heschel Generally speaking, I don’t think philosophy is considered to have…
25 March, 2018
As January comes to a close, I was reflecting that I quite like this…
31 January, 2018
Christmas has been and gone, January – dry or otherwise- is well and truly…
19 January, 2018
By Dev Mookherjee and Sarah Beart Many of us have experienced organisation re-design processes that…
19 February, 2018
In recent years, I’ve noticed that enquiries for team development and coaching, invariably start with…
12 December, 2017
Bernard Cornwell’s 1981 novel, Sharpe’s Eagle, follows the exploits of Lieutenant Richard Sharpe in a…
26 October, 2017
This question cropped up recently in the midst of some work with a senior…
04 October, 2017
In a non-linear world, there is no relation between the strength of the cause and…
14 September, 2017
So…you think you need to re-structure? Really? We are often asked whether we could support…
30 May, 2017
What can we learn about transformation and change from a simple act of mutuality? It’s early…
22 May, 2017
One of the first challenges in starting a new organization is to choose a name…
30 March, 2017
The sociologist Norbert Elias observed that we live in patterns of interdependence
16 March, 2017
As the pressure on organisations to change increases, many are turning to internal change agents…
How do we help organisations to change in a complex world? What are the implications…
28 February, 2017