Dr. Patrick Duffy

Partner

Dr. Patrick Duffy is an organization leader turned consultant, adviser, and writer—a rising voice in management science and practical organizational insight. Across three decades in public, private, and not‑for‑profit settings, one question kept resurfacing for him: how do organizations actually work—and what can we do to make them work better?

That question sent him back to university for doctoral research in organization science. He specialized in the relationship between structure and people and developed practical methods for interpreting—and measuring—how an organization functions (or doesn't), from diagnostic frameworks to evidence‑led metrics leaders can actually use. Consulting followed, then writing, which has become his central craft.

Patrick’s work is deliberately interdisciplinary. Organization studies touches social psychology, political science, philosophy, and the hard sciences, not to mention business; his writing braids these threads into clear, usable guidance and insights. Having caught the bug for cross‑disciplinary learning, he now writes across specialist business domains—particularly organization design and development—while also venturing into philosophy, social psychology, politics, and, occasionally, spirituality. His style is brisk and direct, aiming to make complex subjects accessible without dumbing them down, and his north star is simple: the question you ask is the journey you follow.

An alumnus of the London School of Economics, Cardiff University, Leicester University, Bangor University, and Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Patrick holds postgraduate degrees spanning politics, business, humanities, philosophy, and science. Born in Ireland and having lived in the UK, the UAE, and the Philippines, he brings a global perspective—and a practical one—to every project. He is the proud father of three children.

From time to time, the older craft of leadership needs oiling. When organizations hit turbulence or need a short, sharp infusion of change and new thinking, Patrick steps in as an interim adviser or hands‑on leader, pairing seasoned experience with rigorous, evidence‑based methods. Then he returns to the page, translating what works into writing that helps either leaders and teams, or curious readers making sense of complexity or open to new ways of thinking.

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