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OrgDev with Distinction

OrgDev with Distinction

By: Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch
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The Org Dev podcast is all about Organisational Development, a practice that has the power to transform organisations, shape cultures, and empower individuals. Yet, it's often shrouded in mystery and misunderstood. But fear not, because on this podcast, we pull back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of Organisation Development. We demystify the concepts, unravel the strategies, and delve into the real-life experiences of professionals who are driving real and significant change and innovation within organisations.

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Episodes
  • 52:57 Now playing Watch later Add to queue Rethinking Leadership When the World Won't Behave with Professor Chris Mowles - OrgDev Episode 84
    Nov 28 2025

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    Is it time to rethink leadership and management?


    Many leaders work under the illusion that they can control what goes on but in reality organisations are messy, and unpredictable. So what does this Complexity really means for how organisations function, how leaders make decisions, and how people navigate uncertainty. One person who has challenged the neat models and tidy solutions we often reach for – instead opens up more real, human, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about leadership, change, and organisational life is Professor Chris Mowles

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    53 mins
  • How to Deliver Strategy at Scale with Maria Farres Cancer Research UK
    Nov 20 2025

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    What does it take to deliver on an ambitious strategy – especially in a mission-driven organisation where the stakes are high and capacity is limited? How do you align people, processes, and systems to deliver on the organisation's ambitions? Our guest this week is the Maria Farres, Director of Organisational Development & Employee Experience at Cancer Research UK, where she leads work on org. development, leadership & talent, EDI, employee experience, and building change capability across the charity.

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    56 mins
  • Leading Transformation and Change with Sophy Pern Ammalo - OrgDev Episode 82
    Nov 14 2025

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    What really derails a change project – the plan, or the relationships behind it?
    Our guest today, Sophy Pern, has spent her career helping leaders and teams untangle the relational dynamics that quietly shape whether strategy and change succeed or stall. An international consultant, facilitator and executive coach, she works with executive leaders on strategy engagement, organisation design, operating models, culture change and team development. Sophy is known for bringing depth, clarity and humanity to complex organisational challenges, and for building OD and Design capability in organisations and professional communities across Europe.

    Wish you had a handy recap of the episode? So did we.

    That’s why each week in our Next Step to Better newsletter, we’re sharing From Pod to Practice – a 2-page visual summary of each episode designed to help you take the learning from the podcast and into your work.

    You’ll get:
    ■ Key insights from the episode
    ■ A reflection prompt
    ■ A suggested action

    Sign up now to get From Pod to Practice delivered to your inbox each week: https://distinction.live/keep-in-touch/


    About Us

    We’re Dani and Garin – Organisation Development (OD) practitioners who help leaders and people professionals tackle the messiness of organisational life. We focus on building leadership capability, strengthening team effectiveness, and designing practical, systemic development programmes that help you deliver on your team and organisational goals. We also offer coaching to support individual growth and change.

    Find out more at www.distinction.live

    We'd love to connect with you on Linked In:
    linkedin.com/in/danibacon478
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/garinrouch


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    1 hr
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