Reflections on Management (ROM) is a weekly seasonal podcast presenting the personal experiences and perspectives of Tom Galvin — a career military officer turned scholar-practitioner in organization theories and management science. Monologues of fifteen to twenty minutes will be released in “seasons” of ten episodes in the spring and fall and six episodes during the summer (at least that’s the going in plan).

ROM Is a “spin-off” series of the Talking About Organizations Podcast. During his second year on the cast, Tom began recording a variety of “sidecasts” for several episodes highlights his reflections on topics related to but outside the scope of those episodes. In 2018, the Podcast offered Tom the opportunity to launch a separate program. And the rest, they say, is history.

The monologues follow four themes — Experiences, Concepts, Tools, and Oddities. Experiences are Tom’s personal stories from his military career that he sought to make sense of as he underwent his doctoral program. Concepts are discussions about organization theories that Tom’s monologues either critique or extend. Tools are matters of practice — how did Tom solve a particular problem or how does he coach others to solve them? And finally, Oddities, which will be comparatively fewer in number, are simply other experiences that are one-of-a-kind that are insightful or funny to both inform and entertain. The summer seasons will have most of these types of episodes.

I hope you enjoy the series! Please send feedback through the comment forms. I am very interested to know your reactions and ideas!

Warmest regards, Tom Galvin