Publications

Andrew Olivier has published three books.

Organisational Design, What Your University Forgot To Teach You (2013) is available from Amazon and other online retailers. Signed copies may be obtained from the Store on our website.

The Working Journey (2003) is out of print.

BECause (2017) Andrew’s first Novel, is available to order here

We also have a wide selection of resources available on request:

Stepping Through Requisite Enterprise
Finsch Mine. A Case Study. 1992. Oivier, A and MacLean, V.
The Billiton Story 1998. Phillips, B.
An IRIS Study of Capability in a Call Centre Telstra 2002. MacLean V. 2002
Work and the Unconscious. Jaques, E. 2003
John Young on Individual Weakness and Organization Design. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts 2004. HR.Com
Three Tier Management: A Structure for Trusted Managerial Leadership. John C Bryan. GO Society 2005.
Stress Article . AHRI 2005. Olivier, A.
Cognitive Complexity’s influence on Information Needs in Change. Du Toit, GP., MComm. University of Pretoria. 2004
Risk Management and Mitigation. 2008. Olivier, A.
Exploring Managers Mental Highways. 2009. Visch, J and Laske, O.
The Road Ahead: The Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia. Olivier, A and Stone, I. Presented GO Society Buenos Aires, 2009.
Time for the organisation. Uncertainty and decision making in management and governance. (MEcon). Borg, A. 2005.
The Growth of Capability of Muhammad Yunus. Olivier A. GO Society 2009
The Difference between coaching and mentoring, Olivier A. 2012
Predictability of Investment Performance and Impact of the Level of CEO and Partners. Enhancer. 2010
Which Comes First – Organisational Design or Lean Six Sigma. Clement, S and Harvey, R. 2009
Findhorn RO Article (Findhorn Ecovillage). Olivier, A. 2013
A short Article on Authority, Accountability and Responsibility. Olivier A. 2014.
Capability and AFL Coaching. Thompson, A. 2014
When a Business Grows or Fails. Olivier A and Thompson, A. 2015.
Designing and Leading an Enterprise for Creative Accountable Adults. Thompson, A. 2016.
Quality Leadership…By Design. June 2017 presentation by Adam Thompson to ACSA Symposium on Leadership, Governance and Culture

We publish blogs regularly on LinkedIn and Zen Organisations

The Working Journey LinkedIn Page

http://zenorganisations.com/

We have a video channel on You Tube https://goo.gl/Y8LiQG

Andrew Olivier's Blog The thoughts and writings of Andrew Olivier

Time Span and Time Horizon? Logical Extensions – Elliott Jaques revisited.
by Andrew Olivier on January 5, 2025 at 4:22 am
Just to keep this simple, the original concept of Levels (then called Strata) came from the work of Dr Elliott Jaques (EJ), originally conceived in the heyday of the factory and mass production. This meta model has continued evolving over more then 70 years and now, it is more relevant than ever. Why? Volatility, uncertainty,…Read more Time Span and Time Horizon? Logical Extensions – Elliott Jaques revisited. The post Time Span and Time Horizon? Logical Extensions – Elliott Jaques revisited. first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.
Spiritual Insights on the Camino
by Andrew Olivier on December 2, 2024 at 9:19 am
Spain. June 2024. I had just walked the Camino and was sitting alone as a chill wind howled through the soaring, empty, sombre space of St James Cathedral in Santiago. Although I find religious spaces lack spiritual energy and are dark relics of a distant, unpleasant past, outside the buzz of the Camino De Santiago…Read more Spiritual Insights on the Camino The post Spiritual Insights on the Camino first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.
The Purpose of Life is deceptively simple…
by Andrew Olivier on January 24, 2022 at 1:20 pm
Most struggle to answer the question what is the purpose of our life. The answer is actually simple – it’s to actualise ourselves. Fully. That is it. Deceptively simple. Our work with capability and that of the writings of many others, substantiate the view we are all born with a desire to fulfill our highest…Read more The Purpose of Life is deceptively simple… The post The Purpose of Life is deceptively simple… first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.