{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sparks by Ignium","title":"From Columbia to Culture: Lessons in Organizational Change - Phil Rose talks to Dr Laura Gallaher","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3520,"description":"In this episode of Sparks by Ignium Phil Rose talks to Laura Gallaher about organisational psychology and its role in understanding and predicting behaviour in the workplace. They discuss the challenges of predicting behaviour in complex adaptive systems and the importance of leaders being open to introspection and self-awareness. They also talk about the Columbia shuttle accident and its impact on organisational culture at NASA, and the changes that were made to address these issues and enable the organisation to launch the next shuttle safely.The episode explores the importance of understanding specific behaviours in organisational culture and the difficulty of getting clients to articulate them. They emphasized the need for a continued presence to ensure sustainable change and the importance of having a common purpose to inspire people to buy in. They also talked about the significance of storytelling and preserving history in organisations and society.The episode also covers the concept of effective culture in organisations and how it can be achieved through the missing links culture model. They discussed the critical role of unity and communication in organisational change, and the importance of leaders staying humble, being vulnerable, and being open to feedback. (Some of) The main points for listeners:1.    Understanding and Predicting Behaviour in OrganisationsPhil Rose and Laura Gallaher explore the concept of organisational psychology and its focus on understanding, explaining, and predicting behaviour in the workplace. They discuss the challenges of predicting behaviour in complex adaptive systems and the importance of leaders being open to introspection and self-awareness.2.    The Columbia Shuttle Accident and Organisational CultureLaura and Phil discuss the Columbia shuttle accident and its impact on organisational culture at NASA. They explain that the accident was caused by a psychology problem within the organisation, rather than an engineering...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yDHv2qxP6FC6kuI6nPuY0_RYfLW2nnYaGAbz7DmOgzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEyNzUxLzE2MjY3/ODI5MTctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}