Imogen Fallows
Description/identifier:
A publisher in the field of organisational learning
Contact details:
triarchypress.com
Organisation:
Triarchy Press
Brief description of organisation:
Triarchy Press is an independent, author-friendly publishing house that specialises in publications about organisations, the way people work together and how to make things work better.
What first made you interested in learning about organisations?
Through reading Triarchy's publications and proposals I quickly realised that books about businesses and organisations are actually books about people - so they are relevant to everyone's daily life. Learning about how to structure an organisation so that it gets the best out of its staff, products and services requires a deep understanding of how and why people and systems function - and that has benefits in every sphere, whether personal or professional.
Do you have a particular interest within organisational learning? If so, what is it?
At the moment I'm interested in leadership. It's a broad area, but many of the books we publish at Triarchy ask and give answers to questions about how organisations should be led - whether that means making organisations fit for future challenges or looking at the leadership gaps within existing organisational structures.
Which Triarchy publications have you read?...
Almost all of them
...Of these, which would you recommend to a friend, colleague or other organisation?
In particular (and depending on the recipient), The Three Ways of Getting Things Done, Erasing Excellence, Systems Thinking in the Public Sector, Inside Project Red Stripe, Organising and Disorganising, The Search for Leadership and Adventures in Complexity.
Have you made any changes to your working practices as a result of reading a Triarchy publication? (If you wish, please include descriptions of the changes and their implications for your work.)
All of the above titles made me change the way I think about my working patterns in some way - For example, Three Ways introduced me to Triarchy theory and the observation that humans have become addicted to hierarchy as a way of organising despite their being alternative (and often more effective ways of getting things done), Systems Thinking in the Public Sector is an effective demonstration of why command and control thinking and target culture is flawed and Adventures in Complexity taught me to see the potential in uncertainty and to consider problems from a variety of perspectives.
What theme/s would you like to see us publish about in the future?
More about Systems Thinking, Complexity and leadership amid today's challenges - new ways of thinking about 21st century problems in an easily digestable form.
Any other comments about Triarchy Press and you?
How can Triarchy reach out to other people and businesses experiencing similar challenges and can we find ways to help each other?
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