NEWS!
New interview of Gabrielle on corporate culture and corporate governance due out last week of August 2008 (in Arabic).
June 26, 2008
April 21, 2008
Universities adopt "The Corporate Culture Handbook"
"The Corporate Culture Handbook" is stocked in the leading academic libraries of HARVARD University, PRINCETON University, IVEY SCHOOL of BUSINESS, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN and INSEAD; also, adopted by a number of international universities as their official students' coursebook (e.g.the Hong Kong Poly University, China, the University of Hawaii, USA and the University of Milan, Italy).
2nd EDITION OUT NOW! (click on link to the right)
January 04, 2008
Hong Kong Breakfast Briefing
"Transforming Corporate Culture for Business Results", 25th Jan 2008, 08:30 - 10:30, HRIHRM, Suite 1503, 68 Yee Wo St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Sponsored by HKIHRM and ASTD Global Networks Hong Kong. To register visit www.hkihrm.org/sharings/46689.8888349533reply_slip_IHRM_MEM.doc
70 HR/OD Directors and Heads of HR/OD from major companies registered. Sorry, no more bookings accepted due to space limitations.
May 06, 2007
MAIN MODELS AND THEORIES
For a summary of my main models and theories ON CULTURE, ON CHANGE, ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE and ON CSR, click on www.gabrielle083.vox.com
April 29, 2007
MY LINKS
PROSCI CHANGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE - For the ultimate online change management resource, go to www.change-management.com for benchmarking, tutorials, books, articles and training.
March 08, 2007
JOURNAL ARTICLES
`Corporate Culture Redefined for the 21st Century' , The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change, Vol 6, 2006.
http://ijm.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.28/prod554
Read `Corporate Culture & White Collar Crime' at http://first.emeraldinsight.com/promo/collar.htm
For softcopies of other articles, including `A Board Culture of Corporate Governance' (Corporate Governance International Journal, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2003) visit http://goliath.ecnext.com and search for author under `Business News'.
February 05, 2007
EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES
1. Moscow Business School, Executive Summary of The Corporate Culture Handbook in Russian. For a copy click on the following:
www.mbs-journal.ru/journal/sum_pdf/The_Corporate_Culture_Handbook_translation1190617699.pdf
2. BusinessSummaries USA Executive Summary of The Corporate Culture Handbook is now available in formats MP3, PDA, PDF, PPT and HTML. For your own copy visit www.bizsum.com.
3. To read the BusinessBookReview USA's Executive Summary of The Corporate Culture Handbook visit www.businessbookreview.com
4. Bookjive's Executive Summary of The Corporate Culture Handbook www.bookjive.com/wiki/The_Corporate_Culture_Handbook
January 10, 2007
INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
TippFM Radio Ireland, guest on The Arts Show 7pm - 8pm with Denis O'Sullivan, 5th June, 2007 (phone interview)
The Tipperary Star newspaper, front page and page 5, 19th April 2007 - "`Corporate Culture Handbook' by Business Author Gabrielle Earns Recognition in the Far East".
RTHK Radio 3, guest on the Morning Brew Show with Phil Wheelan, 26th March, 2007. To listen, go to http://radio3.rthk.org.hk, choose 'radio 3 programme archive, then choose 'Morning Brew' show from list. (Once in, and to go to beginning of the interview, tab back to the beginning and then forward to where the clock reads 13:20).
Emerald ManagementFirst Guru Interviews Oct 2006: For a complimentary copy of Alistair Craven's interview of Gabrielle O'Donovan click on the link below:
In Jan - May 2007 this interview was consistently ranked in Emerald ManagementFirst readers' `Top 5 Guru's Interviews'. Check out the latest stats at http://first.emeraldinsight.com
October 06, 2006
BOOK REVIEWS
The Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, Judy Bullock PhD, (University of Atlanta Georgia, USA), Vol 28, Issue 7, Oct 2007 - Excerpt
O'Donovan's approach makes the reader comfortable that they, too, can successfully navigate the challenges that lie ahead. Striking a healthy balance between technique and best practices, "The Corporate Culture Handbook" is a valuable guide to success...
The "Corporate Culture Handbook" is recommended for anyone interested in change management, organizational culture, organizational learning, programme management and organization transformation initiatives (e.g. globalization, mergers & acquisitions, globalization, restructuring etc). Readers will appreciate its easy-to-understand format that is supplanted with representative checklists, charts, tools and observations from the author's experience in addition to valuable supporting materials contained in the appendices, making the book equally suitable for the boardroom and classroom.
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The Journal of the Labour Relations Commission, Issue 1, Newsletter No. 7, March 2007 - Excerpt
The book provides a useful introduction to the wider writings on the power of culture in organizational change. Early on, O'Donovan maps the big picture; the major challenge facing corporations is keeping the internal environment apace with the external environment to meet market challenges. In addition she notes that many organizations are moving away from piecemeal change programmes which target inert structures alone, such as policies, technology etc. and managing organization-wide programmes which centre on the human landscape. Chapter 11 entitled 'Manage the Human Landscape' provides some interesting insights on how change impacts organisations and more specifically how it is received. She also warns against what she called 'career politicians' may well be drafted in to act as "antibodies and undermine change initiatives". In the end, O'Donovan believes that the bulk of staff will find ways of accepting change if given the right encouragement. In this context, a broad metaphor to understand the change going on within the organization is important.
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First Train BOOK REVIEW Vol 2, Issue 1: February 2007 - Excerpt
A significant contribution to the portfolio of skills available to HR practitioners in organisations of all sizes.
Pleasingly for practitioners, only the first third of O'Donovan's book explores the theory behind culture change. The rest of the book lives up to her sub title 'How to Plan, Implement and Measure a Successful Culture Change Programme'.
The tome is avowedly a handbook, rather than an extensive or elaborate academic analysis. O'Donovan takes us from the drawing board to creating the vision to designing a programme for change, using a stepped series of incisive tasks, chunked down into usable units that could have a significant impact on managing change.
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LONG RANGE PLANNING
The International Journal of Strategic Planning Vol 39, No 6, December 2006 - Excerpt
Emphasises the importance of building organizational credibility and reputation on a history of ethical conduct. Based on the author's extensive practical experience.
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KNOWLEDGE IRELAND Issue 20: September 2006
Bi-monthly strategic change publication
EDITORIAL
"It's a truism that we learn more from mistakes than from our successes. It took some pretty spectacular - and high profile - foul-ups to bring the issue of corporate culture to many people's minds. Not surprisingly much of the coverage has looked negatively on those cultures and rightly so, but it's tempting and easy to make the general assumption that the larger the organization, the more likely it is to be up to no good at some level. However, in these pages (p. 20 - 25) Gabrielle O'Donovan makes the case for fostering a positive corporate culture. The article published here is an edited extract from her excellent book which looks at the wider issues involved in starting and seeing through a successful culture change programme. The book also includes first-hand experience of a change management programme at HSBC in Hong Kong and is well worth a further read"
Gordon Smith - Editor
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AUGUST 2006
"The Corporate Culture Handbook is in the top 1% of best business books for 2006" .
John Fayed - CEO, Business Book Review, USA
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Listed in "The 100 Most Popular Business Books" by Bookjive, USA. Check out http://www.bookjive.com/wiki/100_MOST_POPULAR_BUSINESS_BOOKS
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MORE REVIEWS AND CRITIQUES COMING SOON!
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
NEW!! Gabrielle O'Donovan is International Keynote Speaker for the 5th CSR Summit, JW Marriot, Dubai, UAE, 14-19 June 2008. Organized by IIRME and Sponsored by Microsoft Gulf and Dow Chemical Group. For brochure visit www.thecsrsummit.com
"Transforming Corporate Culture for Business Results", 25th Jan 2008, 08:30 - 10:30, HRIHRM, Suite 1503, 68 Yee Wo St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Sponsored by HKIHRM and ASTD Global Networks Hong Kong. To register visit www.hkihrm.org/sharings/46689.8888349533reply_slip_IHRM_MEM.doc
"Transforming Corporate Culture for Business Results" Sponsored by the ASTD NY Metro - Book Club author and book of the month for Dec 2007. 250 West 40th St (betw.7th and 8th), New York City, USA, luncheon briefing from 11:30 to 13:30 on Thursday 13th December 2007. ALSO on Dec 18th, 18:00 - 20:00, Reuters Building, 3 Times Square, Btw 42nd and 43rd St on 7th Avenue.
"Culture Transformation for Business Results" breakfast briefing for the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) - in conjunction with the British Chamber of Commerce and AMCHAM, 08:00 - 10:00, Ballroom 3, Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore, 27th July 2007 www.britcham.org.sg/index.php?action=viewNews&articleId=86
The 7th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture & Change, Singapore Management University, Singapore, 25th July 2007 http://m07.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html#GO
"Corporate Culture Breakfast Briefing", The Helena May, Garden Road, Hong Kong, 09:00 - 10:00 on 4th April 2007
HR Ireland Conference 2007, CityWest Hotel, Ireland, 21st & 22nd February 2007 www.hrireland.ie
The Corporate Culture Conference, Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Dec 2006 www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/
"Culture Change Seminar", The Radisson Hotel, New Delhi, India, 27th Nov 2006 http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1a8si6
The 6th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture & Change, Monash University, Tuscany, Italy http://m06.cgpublisher.com/proposals/394/index_html
HR Ireland 2006, City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland www.hrireland.ie
OTHER CONFERENCES 2008
Leaders in London, 27 - 29 Nov, www.leadersinlondon.com
