Jane Keep

Jane Keep is a leading practitioner on the processes of strategic change in the NHS and the wider public sector. She has studied, researched, taught and practised HR and organisational development for over 13 years at a senior level in the NHS (having worked in the public sector for 23+ years). Jane has also worked at national policy level and is highly experienced at working with individuals, small and large groups (Boards, and all groups of NHS professionals). She has also undertaken a number of research and action research projects, written some key HR papers and OD research evaluation papers for the NHS. She has had brief spells of working overseas such as in Hong Kong, Africa, Europe and Eire.

She has an MPhil in critical management where she studied ethics and values in the NHS . Her work in values includes researching with the Kings Fund on the organisational values network which culminated in a chapter of a book Jane Keep and John McLenahan (2002) Organisational Values: a case study in the NHS (in Hidden Assets: values and decision-making in the NHS edited by Bill New and Julia Neuberger, Kings Fund). Her work in values has extended over 13 years predominantly on participatory cultures and values based change/leadership in the NHS workplace.

She has a masters degree in Organisational Development, as well as being the co-editor of a book on ‘Organizational Change & Development: A reflective Guide for Managers, Trainers & Developers’. Published October 2000. Hamlin, B, Keep, J, Ash, K (2,000) Prentice Hall Financial Times. She also has a keen interest in reflective practice and evidence/research based OD and change. She also has extensive experience, and has researched into learning networks, action learning and action research.

Her recent case load as a freelance OD researcher/practitioner includes the work co-Leading the Engaging Communities Learning Network with Bob Sang for NatPaCT, a piece of evaluative research on the impact of a leadership/OD programme for WIC, and many organisational change, values based, development projects within healthcare organisations/PCT’s including coaching, mentoring and working with groups of healthcare managers and clinicians on action/evidence based/reflective learning.