Whole Scale Change in Complex Organisations with Dr. Paul Tolchinsky

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Paul Tolchinsky discusses the principles of Whole-Scale™ Change and shares insights from his extensive experience in organisational transformation.

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! What does it really take to create large-scale organisational change that lasts? In this episode of the OrgDev Podcast, we speak with Paul Tolchinsky - pioneer of Whole-Scale™ Change, cofounder of the European Organisation Design Forum (EODF) and one of the most influential voices in large-system transformation and organisation design. Drawing on more than four decades of experience, Paul shares lessons from working with organisations around th...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dani Bacon, Garin Rouch

Guest: Dr. Paul Tolchinsky

Topics covered

• large-scale organisational change
• organisation design
• system transformation
• leadership
• change management

Keywords

• organisational change
• Whole-Scale Change
• Paul Tolchinsky
• organisation design
• large-system transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Organisation Design Forum

Books & works: Whole-Scale™ Change

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