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Welcome to The Source! Our new online space for knowledge, information-sharing and OD news.
The purpose of this site is to help us connect better across teams and people within OD, and to provide a source of truth for some of the information that can help us work better together.
We know our people have a lot of knowledge to share, and it's here that you can do that. So please, share what you know and discover - the sort of things that are interesting, useful and helpful. You can also post questions and ask for help from other people in OD.
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High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety. Here’s How to Create It
Great article from Harvard Business Review on how psychological safety can build high performing teams and what we can all do to help.
High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety. Here’s How to Create It
“There’s no team without trust,” says Paul Santagata, Head of Industry at Google. He knows the results of the tech giant’s massive two-year study on team performance, which revealed that the highest-performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety, the belief that you won’t be punished when you make a mistake. Studies show that psychological safety allows for moderate risk-taking, speaking your mind, creativity... Continue reading
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We know too much sitting is bad for our waists — but is it bad for our brains, too?
In many aspects of life where we need to use our brain power, we also tend to sit down: at school, at work, sitting exams or concentrating on a crossword.
In a new paper, we explore how prolonged sitting may affect the brain's fuel supply and have a negative impact on brain health.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-28/can-too-much-time-sitting-affect-our-brain-function-conversation/8753612Prof Alan Hedge, a leading researcher in the area, suggests a good pattern of sitting/ standing/moving is breaking time into 30 minute blocks and sitting for 20, standing for 8 and moving for 2.
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Are you confused about agile methodology? Here's a short 2 min video....
In less than two minutes this video from stickystories simplifies and explains some key concepts of Agile methodology through the lens of a project owner.Compared to a traditional approach, agile provides benefits of delivering increased value in shorter timeframes based on critical outcomes.
How do you think could we use this in an government OD context?
https://www.stickystories.co/whats-different-for-business-stakeholders-when-its-an-agile-approach/
#Agile
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Justine Parbery Profile
Justine Parbery has been with Transport for 8 years. After graduating with a degree in food science she was looking for something as far from nutrition as she could get and landed in a trainee signaller role with RailCorp. From there she has moved through various roles in different agencies and is now a permanent personality within the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) team. Justine’s primary role, and one she does exceptionally well, is heading up the Women In Leadership (WiL) Program which aims to create awareness of gender equality within Transport and increase the representation of female senior leaders to ... Continue reading
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Profile of Vanessa D'Souza
Tell us a bit about your work history, how did you get here?My career started in India as a HR Management Trainee (Graduate) at a Marriott Group resort and then with a German pharmaceutical firm. I moved to Australia in 2006 and worked at the Australian Catholic University before starting my Transport journey with RailCorp in HR Policy, then moved to TfNSW and am now in the Leadership and Corporate team within OD.What’s one tip about working here that has helped you be successful?The one tip that I have learnt working in government... Continue reading -
4 brilliant things leaders do that earn respect
Interesting article of 4 traits that leaders (and all of us) can do to gain respect in the workplace.https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/4-rare-and-brilliant-things-smart-leaders-do-to-ge.html
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Back to the Future - In 20 Years
Have a look what the CEO of 17 Minutes Languages has to say about the future in 20 years. I personally love it and I think the future is almost here.
What do you think?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/must-read-article-how-our-lives-change-dramatically-20-delahunty
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Interesting questions asked when looking at the Driverless Car
I had never even thought of these social implications when it come to driverless cars! What are your thoughts?
http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2012/10/03/driverless-vehicles-more-than-a-technology-issue/
Videos
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Here at The Source we are profiling people from The OD team to understand a bit more about them and what makes them tick. Today we are profiling Kristina Kovjanic, OD Associate for Innovation and Change
Videos
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Here at The Source we are profiling people from The OD team to understand a bit more about them and what makes them tick. This weeks people profile, Michael Howard and Rob Easterbrook from the Rail Operations team.
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