PDP Testimonial - Dr. Samir Shrivastava

"As an academic, I did not know what to expect when I decided to attend the GO Society's conference and workshop at Calgary. I need not have worried. The scholar practitioners who conducted the workshop really knew their stuff and were more than willing to share their insights. All the instructors had had an opportunity to work with Elliott Jaques. So this was as close as it could get to having one's questions answered from the horse's mouth.

In the conference, I got to meet consultants from across four continents who were genuinely interested in collaborating on research projects. I also got to interact with senior executives from companies that had implemented requisite principles. It was particularly interesting to listen to their accounts of Requisite Organization in action.

It is appalling that Eliott Jaques' work has not gotten the recognition it deserves. I think management scholars owe it to themselves and their discipline to bring his thinking to the main stream. This elephant in the room can no longer be ignored. If Jaques is right then we have indeed been peddling alchemy for far too long.

I believe the GO Society conducts a conference every two years. Whether you are a consultant or an academic, if you are interested in learning about Requisite Organization, you cannot do much better than attend one of their conferences. I am sure you will find it worth your while."

Dr. Samir Shrivastava,
Senior Lecturer, Organisation Studies and HRM,
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne (Australia)

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations