Integrated SocioPsychology: Business Development

The SME Spiral
1st update: 10 January 2005
An exploration of SME attitudes to quality standards and concepts, using Spiral Dynamics and Adizes LifeCycle. Published in Quality World.

These pages address the application of Integrated SocioPsychology and related models to business development. More immediately- topical observations can be found in the Blog. These pages also give a flavour of the services I offer as a consultant and trainer.

The Integrated approach to business is founded on accurate mapping of the organisation - its structure, its culture (overall, management and workforce), its processes, its leadership and its progress towards objectives - in the context of its avowed markets.

Those who support the Integrated approach and are interested in such matters are invited to submit pieces for publication here as 'guest features' or 'guest reports'. Call me on (+44) (0)1423 819170 to discuss a contribution - or use the 'e-mail bat' below to send me your idea(s)!

The Thriving Organisation - Organisations seen from the 2nd Tier
Guest feature by Peter Fryer
Posted: 4 February 2003
The application of Complexity Theory and 2nd Tier thinking to business development.

'Piggies in the Middle'
A course for supervisors and junior-middle managers covering basic management skills and how to manage the many pulls-in-different-directions they are faced with.

North Lincolnshire Council Community Investment Team
1st update: 1 October 2004
Written with Jenny Gavin-Allen
The use of Integrated SocioPsychology in assisting a local authority unit restructure for more effective operation.

Hodgson Sealants Ltd
2nd update: 17 June 2003
Written with Hodgsons Senior Management Team
How the application of Integrated SocioPsychology enabled a Yorkshire-based company to revitalise and gear up for the 21st Century.

Working with Organisation LifeCycles
Designed to enable leaders and senior management to recognise where they are are on the LifeCycle, devise solutions for current problems and plan for where they want the organisation to go next.

Communication Skills
Workshop programmes to increase understanding of self and others and develop skills and tools to improve diaglouge. For anybody taking responsibilty for dealing with anybody else - from leaders and senior managers to supervisors, from sales people to buyers, from customer services to auditors, etc....

Time Management
Tips, skills and practical tools to help you get the most out of yourself and others, using both tried and trusted and cutting-edge techniques

Conflict Management
Workshop programmes to enable you to identify conflict styles - your own and others - and develop appropriate means of handling the styles, relative to your own objectives.

Strategic Planning
Assistance with the identification of objectives and the development of strategies to achieve them. using some of the most advanced planning models currently in existence.

Visioning Leadership
Facilitating leaders - both as individuals and in teams - to develop creativity, 'big picture' thinking and practical strategies to identify and achieve objectives.

Open Space
Use of Harrison Owen's groundbreaking and very powerful technique to facilitate consultation exercises that usually get all the stakeholders intensely involved.

Management Development, Coaching & Mentoring
Different levels and types of support to enable leaders and managers to fulfill their potential in the organisation.

Staff Appraisal Training
Tips, skills, styles and practical tools to turn appraisal sessions into productive and relationship-building exchanges for both Appraiser and Appraisee.

Companies by Neurological Levels
Guest feature by Max Herold
Posted: 28 September 2002
The practical application of Robert Dilts' model to organisations.