Change Myths

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06/11/23 • 71 min

Do the 5 Stages of Grief really apply to organisations? Is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator just a work horoscope? How effective is corporate training? And what can Bob Geldof teach us about strategy?

James talks all things organisational change with author and management myth-slayer, Paul Gibbons.

Do the 5 Stages of Grief really apply to organisations? Is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator just a work horoscope? How effective is corporate training? And what can Bob Geldof teach us about strategy?

James talks all things organisational change with author and management myth-slayer, Paul Gibbons.

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