Organisational Design

Toby Sinclair

Jul 2, 20225 min read

12 Unconventional Leadership Books

Stand Out, Break From The Crowd A collection of the best unconventional leadership books. Ask leaders to think of a leadership book....

What is a DAO? Your Ultimate Resource List

Toby Sinclair

Oct 26, 20213 min read

What is a DAO? Your Ultimate Resource List

Have you heard the latest organisational buzzword - DAO. You are likely thinking - WTF is a DAO? To begin, it stands for Decentralized...

Leading Organizational Change | 50 + Insights for Leaders

Toby Sinclair

Aug 4, 202110 min read

Leading Organizational Change | 50 + Insights for Leaders

When Sathya Nadella became Microsoft CEO, he was faced with organizational dysfunction: "Innovation was being replaced by bureaucracy....

Learning Journal: Wardley Mapping - Ben Mosior and Jabe Bloom | Designing Healthy Organisations

Toby Sinclair

Feb 3, 20219 min read

Learning Journal: Wardley Mapping - Ben Mosior and Jabe Bloom | Designing Healthy Organisations

A learning journal of notes, quotes and insights from a wonderful training workshop led by Jabe Bloom and Ben Mosior. The workshop...

Toby Sinclair

Jan 6, 202111 min read

How To Apply Atomic Habits To Business

Atomic Habits is a worldwide bestseller. It helps you build systems that enable effective habits to emerge. This article is part atomic...

Book Summary: Cynefin by Dave Snowden et al | Learning about Complexity

Toby Sinclair

Dec 11, 20207 min read

Book Summary: Cynefin by Dave Snowden et al | Learning about Complexity

Buy | Reviews | Bio Toby's Cynefin Journal Toby's Rating: 6/10 - Recommended For: Coaches Toby's Favourite 5 Chapters Summarised:...

Lessons Learned Becoming a Product-Centric Organisation | SEACON 2020

Toby Sinclair

Nov 29, 20202 min read

Lessons Learned Becoming a Product-Centric Organisation | SEACON 2020

"Product" is now a hot topic across many enterprises. Product Management, Product Development, Product Value Streams, Product Owners....

Book Summary: Sooner Safer Happier by Jonathan Smart | BVSSH

Toby Sinclair

Nov 28, 20203 min read

Book Summary: Sooner Safer Happier by Jonathan Smart | BVSSH

Buy Sooner Safer Happier on Amazon | Try Blinkist for Free ⭐ Toby's Rating: 6/10 - Recommended For: Senior Managers 3 Big Ideas Sooner...

Book Summary: Project to Product by Mik Kersten | Flow Framework

Toby Sinclair

Oct 18, 20205 min read

Book Summary: Project to Product by Mik Kersten | Flow Framework

A book summary of the 3 big ideas, 2 most compelling quotes and top takeaways. Understanding the key principles from Project to Product in t

Changing Organisational Habits at Scale | Talk & Workshop

Toby Sinclair

Sep 30, 20202 min read

Changing Organisational Habits at Scale | Talk & Workshop

I recently presented at Agile Scotland Conference: Changing Organisational Habits at Scale Behaviour change is key to organisational...

Book Summary: Team Topologies | Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

Toby Sinclair

Sep 27, 20205 min read

Book Summary: Team Topologies | Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

The 3 Big Ideas, 2 Compelling Quotes and Top Takeaways from the book Team Topologies. A very practical guide on how to design teams to optim

Ultimate List of Organizational Design Resources | How to enable Adaptiveness

Toby Sinclair

Sep 27, 20202 min read

Ultimate List of Organizational Design Resources | How to enable Adaptiveness

An ultimate list of organizational design resources that can help increase adaptiveness. The list covers team structure, context mapping, pr

10+ Organizational Design Questions to Increase Adaptiveness

Toby Sinclair

Sep 27, 20203 min read

10+ Organizational Design Questions to Increase Adaptiveness

These 10+ questions will help you design adaptive organisations. Drawn from many thought leaders, combined together they can act as a powerf

Rewilding Organisations | An Ecological Approach to Change

Toby Sinclair

Aug 30, 20204 min read

Rewilding Organisations | An Ecological Approach to Change

How do the 11 principles of Rewilding relate to Organisation Development? This article explores Rewilding and what can be learned for Organi

5 Change Management Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Toby Sinclair

Aug 13, 20205 min read

5 Change Management Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Learn the 5 change management mistakes to avoid when communicating change. These tips help you craft a communication that inspires

What is Adaptive Capacity? A short guide and description

Toby Sinclair

Jul 3, 20203 min read

What is Adaptive Capacity? A short guide and description

A short guide and description of Adaptive Capacity. A systems ability to respond to a stress trigger. You will find key definitions, exampl

Book Summary: Beyond Command and Control by John Seddon | 3 Big Ideas

Toby Sinclair

Jun 28, 20205 min read

Book Summary: Beyond Command and Control by John Seddon | 3 Big Ideas

3 Big Ideas 1. To optimise organisational performance you need to focus on three things: Knowledge of customer demand Appreciation of...

12 Organisational Design Principles that Embrace Complexity

Toby Sinclair

Jun 20, 20209 min read

12 Organisational Design Principles that Embrace Complexity

Embrace complexity with these 12 organisational design principles. Curated from industry leaders including Dave Snowden the creator of the C

An Organisation Design Case Study: What is your Optimisation Goal?

Toby Sinclair

Apr 25, 20205 min read

An Organisation Design Case Study: What is your Optimisation Goal?

What is your organisations optimisation goal? Is it profit, reduce cost, adoption? Find out how one company used Safety as their optimisatio

Book Summary: The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim | The Big Ideas and Best Quotes

Toby Sinclair

Mar 7, 20203 min read

Book Summary: The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim | The Big Ideas and Best Quotes

The 3 Big Ideas, 2 most compelling quotes and 1 action you can take from The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim.