December 19, 2011 • by Geoff Schaadt • Categories:
Delta Partners is pleased to offer this eBook—Managing Change: a workbook for personal and organizational change. This eBook doesn’t pretend to be an exhaustive compilation on the subject of organization development and change. Rather, its aim is to provide a condensed and readable workbook that you can work through on our own to help you understand…
August 16, 2011 • by Christian Bertoli • Categories: management, performance measurement, program evaluation, public service renewal, risk management
Delta Partners is pleased to offer Evaluation - A Primer on Evaluation in the Government of Canada. This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of evaluation in the Government of Canada. The eBook is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about evaluation - particularly as it applies to the Federal public…
July 10, 2011 • by Alcide DeGagné • Categories:
As economic and demographic constraints require that we all "do more with less", there is a real risk that long-term demand and resource imbalances will create mental health implications for our workforce. In this white paper, Alcide DeGagné examines the implications of demand stress and the steps that managers can take to mitigate the impact on their employees.…
March 23, 2011 • by Jim Taggart • Categories:
A second eBook from Delta Partners consulting associate, Jim Taggart, in which he explores the concept of the Learning Organization against the backdrop of chaos and turmoil that impacts so many organizations in the early years of the 21st century. Jim describes the culture and climate that is necessary for both organizations and individuals to maximize…
February 18, 2011 • by Jim Taggart • Categories: culture, hr & talent management, leadership, management
A new eBook by Delta Partners associate, Jim Taggart, in which he outlines the coming changes within the demographics of a soon-to-be four generation workforce. He discusses the implications, the trends, and potential solutions for the leaders and managers who will be faced with this new and unique challenge.
January 28, 2011 • by Jim Taggart • Categories: competitiveness, hr & talent management, innovation, leadership, management
This is a critical time for Canada, when the imperatives for change from global competition have escalated. In addition to newly industrialized countries (e.g., China, India, Brazil), the recent entry of what has been referred to as the “new” new emerging economies (e.g., Indonesia, Qatar, Vietnam, Turkey) is adding to global competition. Managerial leadership in this…
July 20, 2010 • by Greg Tricklebank • Categories: change management, organizational development
A major reason why change management initiatives are ineffective stems from a common failure to distinguish adequately between organizational culture and organizational climate, which have different implications for overcoming resistance. This paper draws a clear conceptual distinction between these two dimensions of organizational life and describes a gradation of intervention modalities. The purpose is to help…
June 15, 2010 • by Greg Tricklebank • Categories: hr & talent management
Employee Engagement is a foundational element of Canadian Public Service Renewal and figures prominently in the more recent rounds of the Management Accountability Framework (MAF) assessment process. This paper discusses the use of the Public Service Employee Survey to gauge the level of employee engagement and recommends that future iterations of the Survey incorporate the Conference Board’s…
