Tag Archives: Induction

Primary Cultural Alignment

Posted on November 1, 2017 by julianstodd

This is some early-stage thinking about cultural alignment: I’m acutely aware that I have no evidence to back this up, and am therefore writing largely from instinct and observation, the last tools of the desperate. So take this as it … Continue reading →

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Induction: Mechanistic and Tacit knowledge

Posted on April 25, 2016 by julianstodd

The Socially Dynamic organisation has highly connected individuals and teams, aligned to the strategic ambitions of the business, not just aligned to their local team. Typically we see two elements of an induction programme: the Mechanistic and Tacit. Mechanistic elements … Continue reading →

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Handshakes

Posted on May 18, 2015 by julianstodd

Not the ones exchanged in meetings, where we gauge the strength of grip, the number of shakes and the dampness of the palm, but rather the ones between experiences. Working this week on the design of a programme for new … Continue reading →

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Induction: the mechanisms of joining up. A #WorkingOutLoud post

Posted on February 3, 2015 by julianstodd

When we join an organisation, we often go through induction: the sequence of stylised sessions and activities that are the organisational equivalent of telling you where the toilets are and which coat hook is yours. I’ve been working on the … Continue reading →

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