OPG in the Media
OPG team members are respected resources and are often asked to provide all types of expert insights to help organizations work together better. Check out these recent publications to which we've contributed.
Management Matters: Giving feedback using “Speedback”
In this month’s column, let’s look at giving and receiving feedback, and one innovative and supportive way to engage your team in giving feedback to one another. First a few reminders about feedback in the workplace: regular, well-co...
Management Matters: The destructive nature of fake consensus
In this month’s column, I am turning to the issue of fake or overused consensus in decision making. Leaders, in the United States, often default to seeking consensus, seeing it as the holy grail of group decision making, believing that...
Management Matters: Microlevers™ — small moves for big workplace culture change
In this month’s column, I am turning to how to use small actions to greater, better, more joyous, more engaged work cultures. Dynamic, healthy, and appropriate organizational cultures and climates lift morale, which in turn increases e...
Management Matters: Clearing your plate for more purpose-driven work
In this month’s column, I want to pivot away from the larger identity questions that come with leading and provide you with a practical tool that many of my clients have found helpful. This tool helps manage the barrage of demands on you...
Towards a Four-Day Workweek: The Rise and Resistance
A systems thinking approach to assessing the adoption and scalability of a new way of working in the United States Leah Hancock March 30, 2021 Introduction “When the hours, the nature of the work done, the physical conditions under w...
Learn from Life’s Experiences
Values and beliefs shape how people lead. My best bosses have understood their personal values and beliefs, and then used that insight to focus their efforts and lead their teams effectively. A key tenet of Emotional Intelligence says ...
What Scares Leaders about Work-From-Home?
“What are you up to?! What about my team?!” Laura Freebairn-Smith, Partner at OPG Many managers have been taught that 8-5, in-office schedules are the only way to ensure accountability, productivity, and teamwork. This notion is a ho...
Make the Personal Connection in the New World of Virtual Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive and rapid shift to remote work and a transformational move from face-to-face to virtual leadership. As leaders continue to strive for performance and efficiency, there is a rapidly growing nee...