Greenlands Masterclass - Re-imagining Organisations and the Future of Work - NEW
*Exclusive to Henley Partnership members*
Based on extensive research that underpins a series of books by Dr Mark Powell and Jonathan Gifford, this full-day session will explore the 10 paradoxes inherent in how most organisations function and the challenges these present in driving performance in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

How do I book?
This event is exclusive to members of The Henley Partnership.
To book please contact your HR or Learning and Development team at your organisation.
Unsure who to contact? Please do not hesitate to contact us at thp@henley.ac.uk
Description
Recent events – COVID-19, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza – plus the growing impact of climate change, are all teaching us that organisations can be significantly impacted by unpredictable events, anywhere in the world. Yet we continue to run most organisations as if they were existing in a stable and predictable environment. We can be very adept at building organisations with efficiency as the core principle but, paradoxically, these approaches are placing organisations at increasing risk. We need to 're-imagine' how organisations function, how they think about performance, how they drive innovation and how they manage people and teams in a way that will create the new adaptive organisations of the future.
Based on extensive research that underpins a series of books by Dr Mark Powell and Jonathan Gifford (My Steam Engine is Broken, Machiavellian Intelligence, Perform to Win, and The Five Principles of Performance Thinking), this full-day session will explore the 10 paradoxes inherent in how most organisations function and the challenges these present in driving performance in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. We will look at how organisations need to change to succeed and adapt, and also explore how individuals need to think differently about what they do themselves to be successful in different types of organisations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session, you will:
- have a different perspective on how organisations need to think differently to drive performance in a complex and unpredictable world
- think differently about what you need to do, as an individual, to be successful in most modern organisations
- have taken time out to uncover some uncomfortable truths and some interesting new ideas, and you will forget what you think you know and look at the market, your business and your role with fresh eyes
Who this is for
Anyone with an interest in driving organisational change and transformation and who want to build the new organisations of the future.
Dr Mark Powell

A business and strategy consultant for over 30 years, Mark is also a business writer and entrepreneur. He lectures on a wide variety of subjects, including innovation and creativity; strategy development; leadership, power and influence; strategic relationship building; and customer and employee engagement.
He has held partner roles in EY, Capgemini, KPMG, Accenture, Fujitsu, Aon, KPMG and AT Kearney. Mark read Economics and Management at the University of Cambridge, where he also gained a PhD in organisational behaviour. His primary interest has been in re-imagining and transforming organisations and has co-authored four books with Jonathan Gifford (My Steam Engine is Broken, Perform to Win, Machiavellian Intelligence and Performance Thinking), all of which explore different aspects of business transformation.
*Up to 2 places per member organisation. All places are subject to availability at the time of booking.*
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