All Stories

  1. The genesis of organisation development in the NHS: part two—present challenges

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, October 2022, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  2. The genesis of organisation development in the NHS: part one—origins

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, August 2022, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  3. Six challenges facing clinical leadership

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, August 2020, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  4. Reconnecting with context and community

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  5. Is action learning culture bound? An exploration

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  6. Finding new insights in the action and the learning

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  7. A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about cross-cultural management

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  8. Speaking with different voices for a new way of living

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  9. Leadership development, wicked problems and action learning: provocations to a debate

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  10. Beyond critical action learning?: Action learning’s place in the world

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  11. Leadership development in health care in low and middle-income countries: Is there another way?

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, July 2018, Wiley

    John Edmonstone

  12. Emphasing and enriching both episteme and techne

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  13. Managing change, creativity and innovation

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  14. A refreshed focus for a new reality

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  15. Escaping the healthcare leadership cul-de-sac

    Article • February 2017, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  16. Leadership metaphors

    Article • May 2016, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  17. Whither the elephant?: the continuing development of clinical leadership in the UK National Health Services

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, March 2014, Wiley

    John Edmonstone

  18. On the nature of problems in action learning

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  19. Healthcare leadership: learning from evaluation

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, April 2013, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  20. Blending-in: the contribution of action learning to a masters programme in human resources in health

    Article • International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    John Edmonstone

  21. The challenge of capability in leadership development

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, December 2011, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  22. The development of strategic clinical leaders in the National Health Service in Scotland

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, October 2011, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  23. The tender trap: back to the future?

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, August 2011, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  24. Action learning and organisation development: overlapping fields of practice

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  25. Clinical leadership: the challenge of making the most of doctors in management

    Article • British Journal of Hospital Medicine, June 2011, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  26. Developing leaders and leadership in health care: a case for rebalancing?

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, February 2011, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  27. A new approach to project managing change

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, May 2010, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  28. When action learning doesn't ‘take’: reflections on the DALEK programme

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  29. Evaluating clinical leadership: a case study

    Article • Leadership in Health Services, July 2009, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  30. Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, September 2008, Wiley

    John Edmonstone

  31. A flexible friend: action learning in the context of a multi-agency organisation development programme

    Article • Action Learning Research and Practice, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    John Edmonstone

  32. Practice development and action learning

    Article • Practice Development in Health Care, March 2005, Wiley

    John Edmonstone

  33. ’Feel the fear and do it anyway’: the hard business of developing Shared Governance

    Article • Journal of Nursing Management, April 2003, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    John Edmonstone

  34. Learning and development in action learning: the energy investment model

    Article • Industrial and Commercial Training, February 2003, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  35. Problems and projects in action learning

    Article • Industrial and Commercial Training, December 2002, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  36. Leadership development in health care: what do we know?

    Article • Journal of Management in Medicine, February 2002, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  37. An inspector calls on health care management

    Article • British Journal of Healthcare Management, January 2001, Mark Allen Group

    John Edmonstone

  38. Erratum

    Article • Education + Training, June 1999, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  39. Integrated workforce planning

    Article • Journal of Management in Medicine, February 1999, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  40. Ready for take‐off: realising the potential of the education and training consortia

    Article • Health Manpower Management, October 1998, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  41. The third way: a new approach to management education in health care

    Article • Health Manpower Management, February 1998, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  42. The challenge of education commissioning ‐ part 3: management development

    Article • Health Manpower Management, August 1997, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  43. The challenge of education commissioning ‐ part 2: a more radical change?

    Article • Health Manpower Management, June 1997, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  44. The challenge of education commissioning ‐ part 1: seeking value for money

    Article • Health Manpower Management, April 1997, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  45. Appraising the state of performance appraisal

    Article • Health Manpower Management, December 1996, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  46. A step into the unknown? The new education and training contracting arrangements

    Article • Health Manpower Management, December 1995, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  47. Career management support for nurses

    Article • Health Manpower Management, October 1995, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  48. Managing change: an emerging new consensus

    Article • Health Manpower Management, February 1995, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  49. The death (and rebirth?) of organization development

    Article • Health Manpower Management, February 1995, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  50. EMPOWERMENT: HOLY GRAIL OR A BLINDING CASE OF THE OBVIOUS?

    Article • Health Manpower Management, June 1993, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  51. ADMINISTRATION TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

    Article • Health Manpower Management, March 1993, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  52. Business Planning: Learning by Doing

    Article • Health Manpower Management, December 1992, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  53. New Roles for Old

    Article • Health Manpower Management, December 1992, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  54. “Return to Go”: Renewal Process in an Internal Organisation Development Unit

    Article • Industrial and Commercial Training, June 1989, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  55. The Values Problem in OD

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, February 1985, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  56. New Consultancy Roles for Trainers

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, April 1984, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  57. Human Service Organisations: Implications for Management and Organisation Development

    Article • Management Education and Development, September 1982, SAGE Publications

    John Edmonstone

  58. Organisation Development & Industrial Relations:

    Article • Employee Relations, May 1982, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  59. From “Organisational Social Work” to Organisation Design

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, January 1982, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  60. The Organisation Laboratory An Experiential Learning Design

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, March 1981, Emerald

    John Edmonstone

  61. The Realities of Organisational Consultancy

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, February 1980, Emerald

    John Edmonstone