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Why I Call Myself a Graphic Facilitator

What’s that?, you may wonder. Essentially, I’m an organization development artist. I draw for organizations! I draw what they say and what they don’t say, to help them solve their problems. Some of my colleagues call themselves Visual…

Posted April 24, 2012 by Michelle Winkel 0 Comments

Measurement and Evaluation: Integrating the Functions at PPX

from: Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX) - November 28, 2011 This morning I attended another excellent PPX sharing and learning event at which senior performance measurement and evaluation managers from TBS and several line…

Posted December 3, 2011 by Greg Tricklebank 0 Comments

Lessons in Innovation from PS Engage 2011

Along with over a hundred other delegates, presenters and sponsors, I had the pleasure of participating in the PS Engage 2011 Learning & Networking Event last Tuesday.  The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum was a wonderful and inspiring…

Posted November 30, 2011 by Debra Sunohara 0 Comments

Come to PS Engage 2011 and Think

We have burned a lot of cycles on this blog writing and writing and writing about… Some of the many hurdles facing the Canadian Public Service The Great Recession has left global markets in turmoil, and, even though we Canadians…

Posted November 17, 2011 by Geoff Schaadt 0 Comments

Which is your favourite book on STRATEGY?

      Here are my favourite books on strategy: The Art of War – Sun Tsu James Clavell This book offers an overarching vision of strategy and implementation that is still highly appropriate in the chaotic times we face. The…

Posted August 3, 2011 by Alcide DeGagné 2 Comments

The Benefits of Having a Mentor

Coaching and mentorship are two popular concepts that are used interchangeably quite often.  And while there are similarities, they are not the same thing.  Management and executive coaching seems to be quite in demand these days and…

Posted July 16, 2011 by Raphael Amato 1 Comments

PRINCE2 vs PMBOK: Comparing Apples and Oranges

Most people have a passing understanding of the PMP credential.  This acronym is shorthand for “Project Management Professional”, and indicates that the individual has passed a certifying exam that indicates expertise in the principles…

Posted April 2, 2011 by Debra Sunohara 13 Comments

Creating Order and Meaning During Organizational Chaos: Fall and Rise of the Learning Organization

Delta Partners is proud to announce its second ebook: Creating Order and Meaning During Organizational Chaos: The Fall and Rise of the Learning Organization. This book provides a unique view of the many challenges faced by the…

Posted March 24, 2011 by Jim Taggart 2 Comments

Delegate with Meaning: 4 Steps to Success

There are any number of skills that a manager must master to be successful, but the ability to effectively and appropriately delegate tasks might be the most critical. Letting go of total control is difficult for many of us -…

Posted January 12, 2011 by Debra Sunohara 2 Comments

5 Books You Should Read (and 5 we’re going to read)

A few of our colleagues here at Delta Partners have recommended books that they read and loved in 2010. And so, as many of us think about how we are going to improve ourselves in 2011, here is a list of our recommended reading:   …

Posted January 8, 2011 by Geoff Schaadt 0 Comments

Book Review: Switch - How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

The authors of one of the most popular business books of the last decade, Made to Stick, make their return with Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.  Chip Heath, a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Stanford…

Posted November 11, 2010 by Alcide DeGagné 3 Comments

Planning to Fail?  Best Practices in Succession Planning

"When boards permit a happenstance approach to succession planning, they have effectively abdicated one their most crucial responsibilities."  Stephen A. Miles & Nathan Bennett  Nov 2009, Forbes.com The same can be said of…

Posted September 3, 2010 by Delaney Tosh 3 Comments

Boomers at the (exit) gates

We’ve all heard it - the baby boomers who have filled the corporate offices, populated the boardrooms, and presided over meetings for the last 30 years are getting ready to retire. They are checking their retirement packages, examining…

Posted August 14, 2010 by Heather Hughes 4 Comments

Should a Public Service ‘Community of Practice’ be open to everyone in government?

Ellen Godfrey is a Senior Consultant with Delta Partners whose recent work has brought her to engage in some serious review of the concept of “Communities of Practice”.   For those unfamiliar with Communities of Practice (CoP), the…

Posted July 31, 2010 by Ellen Godfrey 23 Comments

The times they are a-changin’

In 1989 Delta Partners was incorporated. Some interesting things about 1989: Apple pulled out of the AppleLink project, so it was renamed and America Online was born (but it couldn’t be accessed by a non-Apple computer until 1991)…

Posted July 10, 2010 by Alcide DeGagné 0 Comments

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