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OrgDev with Distinction

OrgDev with Distinction

By: Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch
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The Org Dev podcast is all about Organisational Development, a practice that has the power to transform organisations, shape cultures, and empower individuals. Yet, it's often shrouded in mystery and misunderstood. But fear not, because on this podcast, we pull back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of Organisation Development. We demystify the concepts, unravel the strategies, and delve into the real-life experiences of professionals who are driving real and significant change and innovation within organisations.

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Episodes
  • Systemic Leadership - Seeing Patterns Not Just People | Dr Martin Miksits - OrgDev Episode 71
    Jun 26 2025

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    What does it mean to take a systemic approach to leadership and change? It means focusing not just on individuals, but on the patterns, relationships, between people, teams and different parts of the organisation. It also explores how leaders and team members make sense of what’s happening around them.

    Who better to help us explore this powerful approach to understanding the social worlds of organisations than Dr Martin Miksits. Dr. Martin is a leading consultant and academic in this exciting and fascinating field!

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    44 mins
  • OD in the C-Suite - OD as a Strategic Function with Thomas Lindqvist, King - OrgDev Episode
    Jun 19 2025

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    What happens when the Organisation Development team doesn’t sit in HR – but reports directly to senior leadership instead? What difference does it make reporting into the C-suite? How does it shape the culture, how decisions are made and ways of working?

    Thomas Lindqvist is Senior Director of Organisational Development at King – and he shares his perspective on how OD can play it's full role in the C-suite

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    58 mins
  • Learning that Moves the Needle with Michelle Parry-Slater - OrgDev Episode 69
    Jun 5 2025

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    Learning and Development that moves the needle. How do you design learning for high performance. What kind of friction is slowing your organisation down—and is it the kind that challenges, or the kind that quietly corrodes performance? In Organisation Development, we often look to build capability, improve systems, and align people to strategy. But sometimes the biggest gains come not from adding new layers, but from removing the friction that’s already there.. Our guest expert Michelle Parry-Slater is on a mission to explore this area and offers a practical take on how to spot and reduce these points of drag

    Michelle Parry-Slater
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    / michelleparryslater

    Go to the Kairos website:
    https://www.kairosmodernlearning.com/


    Buy the Learning and Development Handbook here: (use the code at the checkout)
    https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning...

    Get your 20% discount code here: LDH2

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    1 hr and 1 min
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