Don't try to change anyone and eight other ways to lead global organizational development
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 30 September 2013
Abstract
Purpose
Paper provides nine guidelines for successful global organizational development.
Design/methodology/approach
Paper is based on author's 25 years in global organizational development.
Findings
Nine guidelines described, including “be authentic, not corporate”.
Practical implications
Guidelines will help practitioners in planning and implementing global organizational development. Some of the guidelines, such as “slow beats fast” are counterintuitive and encourage practitioners to re-think their approaches.
Originality/value
Paper offers a very human approach to global organizational development.
Keywords
Citation
Tobin, B. (2013), "Don't try to change anyone and eight other ways to lead global organizational development", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 27 No. 6, pp. 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-08-2013-0058
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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