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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.

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  • 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

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    • Intuition, Mindfulness, Prescience – Felt Forces in Daily Life.
      by Andrew Olivier on April 28, 2025 at 3:27 pm

       Many refute intuition, mindfulness and prescience as playing a meaningful role in business or life.  Conversations often dry up when I mention I also believe that manifestation, spirituality and strategic intent are part of the same process. Intuition is defined as when you instinctively know that something you are doing is right or wrong. The…Read more Intuition, Mindfulness, Prescience – Felt Forces in Daily Life. The post Intuition, Mindfulness, Prescience – Felt Forces in Daily Life. first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.

    • Feet of Cement in a New Corporate Age. PPC – a case of Green wash.
      by Andrew Olivier on April 19, 2025 at 6:12 am

      The rural, peaceful villages of Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West may soon see heavy duty trucks rumbling through our streets every eight minutes.  We may also experience waves of job hunters descending on the community in the forlorn hope of finding work as this mega new project kicks off.  Do we need a similar experience…Read more Feet of Cement in a New Corporate Age. PPC – a case of Green wash. The post Feet of Cement in a New Corporate Age. PPC – a case of Green wash. first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.

    • Empowerment is the Only Way to Go.
      by Andrew Olivier on March 19, 2025 at 5:40 am

      Choosing to work with a board and/or an organisation that can really make a difference to people's lives, is not only rewarding, its empowering. Recently, after a thirty five year journey, I came back full cycle. This is a T-Shirt I saw last week work by a worker in a banana farm in Ghana.  A Fair Trade certified Banana Plantation employing 700 workers on a permanent full time basis.  I was deeply moved by seeing this T-shirt but said nothign to my colleagues. Here is the story... The post Empowerment is the Only Way to Go. first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.

     
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