In this podcast episode, Carolyn Parker discusses her journey into OD and her excitement about joining the Mayvin team. She shares her background in psychology and HR, emphasizing the importance of pausing, reflecting, and fostering human connections in organisations. Carolyn highlights OD's focus on improving performance and relationships, as well as the personal and professional growth it offers. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our...

Today we're joined by Ash Thomas, previously with the British Heart Foundation and now a principal consultant at Mayvin. We're revisiting our mini-series "Why OD" to delve into Ash's unique journey into organisation development. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

Join Sarah Fraser and Steve Hearsum in this podcast episode as they talk about their time teaching a module on organisational change. They discuss the challenges of planning for the future when it's uncertain and touch on power dynamics, the need for sharing power, and the role of human behavior in shaping organisations. They share some surprising moments, like the idea of a group nap, and emphasize the importance of being fully present today to create a better future.  Thanks so much for...

In our latest Mayvin Sofa Chats episode, Sophie Tidman and Tony Nicholls, are back for more talk about feedback. This time, they're chatting about how to handle positive feedback and why it can be tricky.  Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

In our first Mayvin Sofa Chats episode, our principal consultants, Sophie Tidman and Tony Nicholls, sit down for a chat about feedback. They talk about how to give feedback, what it is, and share their own stories. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

In today’s episode we are very grateful to be joined by two more of our current masters cohort – Jennie and Rachel. We asked if they would be up for sharing their experience of the Mayvin Masters programme with you and they sent us this. In this 20min conversation they talk about how their expectations differed from the reality (in a good way), fitting the programme in around full time work, feeling like they’ve really found their tribe in the other members of the cohort and the impact the...

Tony and Martin recently went to the EODF conference in Lisbon and in this short podcast episode they discuss the conference's energy, innovative ideas, and the harmony between technology and people. They talk about artificial intelligence and how it influences how businesses are organised, blending tech tools with the human aspect in companies. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on...

In today’s episode, Sebastien de Morelos and Andrew Grenfell, participants from our MA programme, had a chat about their experiences. They talked about how the programme changed their professional lives and made them think differently about work and personal life. They also mentioned the importance of self-awareness, understanding power dynamics, and finding both joy and learning in the programme.  Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our...

As promised Tony & Carolyn have recorded some exclusive content for you, our Alumni network. And as you might have guessed from the title, this particular piece is around Practice Based Learning in times of continuing disruption. If you have any questions or comments please do let us know - [email protected]. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

In today's episode, James and Carolyn are going to be talking all things Mayvin Masters. As you may have heard, we're thrilled to be announcing the second cohort of our MA in people and organisation development starting March 2024. To celebrate, Carolyn and James got together and recorded this podcast, answering some of your most common questions. So why do it and why is it different? What will it do for me? And what will I get out of it? And a little bit about the structure and what you can...

In this episode, we're lucky to be joined by client and now friend of Mayvin, Adrian Clarke, head of OD at Virgin Media O2. After Adrian read our Tony's book: "Managing Change in Organizations, he had some questions that he wanted to ask Tony, around: Leadership as a tool of management (rather than the other way around)Limitations of change and management toolsThe importance of embracing difference and challengeAnd how to find time for these practicesThe conversation highlights the key role...

Hello, Suria here!  To celebrate pride Month, myself and my dear friend and colleague Charlotte have teamed up to record a special episode for the Mayvin Podcast listeners on how to ACTUALLY make workplaces LGBTQ+ friendly.  As proud members of this amazing community, it's a topic that's naturally close to both of our hearts, so being given the platform to share our thoughts and feelings on how you can make your workplace a more LGBTQ+ friendly environment is both an honour and a nod to...

As head of Organisation Development at Virgin Media, (now Virgin Media O2), Adrian Clarke commissioned 3 cohorts of our Organisation Development (OD) capability building programme, during the pandemic and just before a big merger between Virgin Media and O2.  We are very grateful that Adrian took time out to chat to our Principal Consultant Carolyn Norgate in this podcast, to talk about the programme, the role of OD, especially in times of major organisational change and how this programme...

Here at Mayvin, we do our best to walk our talk. So we offer our employees the opportunity to participate in a development programme similar to the ones we deliver for our clients. It's great for them to experience an action learning set example. Our wonderful associate Cathy Korn is facilitating our latest programme of seven employees across operations, client management and marketing.  The aim of the programme is to assist participants with personal practice development and to encourage...

We recently hosted an online event in which we talked about the future of organisational learning. We feel a big part of that is practice-based learning. And we are applying that in our masters programme. We were joined by current MA participants, Amy Martin and Priti Colbeck. They kindly agreed to talk about their experience of the Mavyvin Masters in People and Organisation Development so far. Our faculty lead, Carolyn Norgate asked them a few questions. And we thought we’d share that...

This is the 6th and final interview in our Podcast mini series – Why OD? In this episode we share an interview with Carolyn Norgate, Principal Consultant, about how and why she got into Organisation Development. Carolyn came to OD through a pretty traditional HR route, but OD was "a bit weird" at the time and she had to be a little covert about it to start with. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website ...

In this episode, the 5th in our series of "Why OD?", Marketing Manager Claire Newell interviews Principal Consultant Tony Nicholls, to find out how he got into the field of OD. Tony started out designing fighter aircraft, but realised he wanted to work with people not planes. Listen in to find out more about his journey. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

In episode 4 of our podcast mini series “Why OD?”, you can listen in to an interview with Sophie Tidman, Principal Consultant about the twists and turns in her journey towards Organisation Development. Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

Listen in to this interview with Sarah Fraser, where our Marketing Manager Claire Newell asks her how she came to work in this world that we call OD. This is third episode of our mini-series "Why OD?". Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

In the second podcast in our series of "Why OD?", Mayvin Marketing Manager Claire Newell asked Director James Traeger about how and why he came to work in the field of OD. Find out about the twists and turns in James' journey including the crazy paved world of activism, gender and the Met Thanks so much for listening! Keep in touch: Email us on [email protected] Subscribe to our mailing list Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast mini series. Why OD? As organisation development is not something most people have heard of. Claire Newell, Marketing Manager at Mayvin was really interested in hearing how people found themselves working in this world we call OD.  In asking our Mayvin consultants this question, Claire found their responses really interesting and really varied. In fact, she found it brought a little bit of what makes each of them so unique and special to the...

In this episode, Claire Newell, Marketing Manager at Mayvin speaks to Principal Consultant Tony Nicholls. They talk about working "on" relationship and working "in" relationship in the workplace. And the difference between the two and how they can coexist. In their conversation, they touch on leadership versus management, power listening to truth, and the use of self as an instrument. As well as of course, why Mayvin sees relationships as the key to everything we do. Thanks so much for...

In today’s episode, founding Mayvin Director James Trager asks our Tony, aka Principal Consultant, Tony Nicholls, about his brand new book, Managing Change in Organizations. The conversation centres around the future of organizations in this podcast. Or is it the future of organising? Or is it the future of organisers?  They talk about leaders and managers, the difference between the two and the merits of each term, the importance of a good deskside manner. Yep, you heard me right, not...

Claire Newell Marketing Manager talks to Principal Consultant Tony Nicholls about his brand new book, Managing Change in Organizations in this podcast episode. Tony talks us through why he wrote the book. What led him to feeling that it was needed and what you can expect to find in it. Including practical tips and examples of how to manage the people side of change.  You don't need to be a change manager to be managing change. Change is happening all the time in organisations, whether it's...