
Leading Change in Challenging Times with Mark Stringer Birbeck University - OrgDev Episode 44
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The latest OrgDev podcast with the excellent Mark Stringer was a joy to record. Mark is a dedicated academic with a passion for exploring the evolving nature of work. He leads the People, Work, and Organisational Psychology (PWOP) subject group at Birkbeck Business School.
In this episode we cover:
- The key mindsets for leading organisational change
- Why self-awareness is crucial in complex systems
- Practical tools and frameworks for facilitating transformation
- How resilience plays a pivotal role in managing change
- Real-world insights from Mark's career and research
💼 About our Guest
Mark Stringer MSc FRSA AFHEA CBP Chartered MCIPD
Subject Group Lead - People, Work and Organizational Psychology (PWOP), Senior Lecturer
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Birkbeck Business School, University of London
https://www.bbk.ac.uk/school/business...
Mark Stringer is a dedicated academic with a passion for exploring the evolving nature of work and its significance in society.
With a career spanning public and private sectors, Mark has held operational and HRM/HRD roles in industries including banking, retail, and the arts, before transitioning into academia. His research focuses on psychoanalytic practice and theory, as well as the role of language and semiotics in understanding work and organizations. He is deeply committed to inter-disciplinary, emancipatory, and pluralistic research, using psychoanalytic, structural, and poststructuralist discursive approaches to challenge conventional perspectives on work and organizational life.
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