169 — One solution, hold the slides: introducing performance consulting

How do you challenge your colleagues and clients to think deeply about the problems they bring to you, and how can you gain the credibility to help solve those problems? This week on The GoodPractice Podcast, Ross G and Owen are joined by author and performance consultant Nigel Harrison to find out. We discuss: what performance consulting is how it differs from traditional approaches to HR and L&D how to act as a performance consultant without being confrontational. If you'd like to get in touch with us about any of the things we've said on this show, you can tweet @RossGarnerGP and @OwenFerguson, or can email [email protected]. You can also tweet @GoodPractice and @GoodPracticeAUS. To find out more about what we do, visit goodpractice.com. For more from Nigel, see: performconsult.co.uk The paper Owen mentioned was: Antonakis, J. (2017). On doing better science: From thrill of discovery to policy implications. The Leadership Quarterly, 28(1), 5-21. The pithier news source Ross talked about was Beautiful News, from Information is Beautiful, online at: https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/