All Blog Posts Tagged 'change' (15)

Recognize This! – A powerful, positive, appreciative culture is critical to a company’s recover.

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published a quite interesting article case study of Dynegy, Inc., in the article “Can a New Culture Fix…

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Recognize This! – Never hold your current culture sacred. It needs to flex with changing times and changing goals.

As we kick off 2013, I want to focus attention on organization culture. Regular readers know this is a frequent topic of mine, and an important one. We spend far more time (awake) at work and with the people we work with than any…

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Recognize This! – Getting permanent behavior change requires time, repetition and emotional impact.

You need your employees to quickly change their focus to new objectives to keep pace with rapidly changing market conditions. Perhaps you need to change the culture of your organization to one that is positive, appreciative and based on employees living your core values in their daily work and interactions with each other.

But that’s not easy to do. Recent…

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Recognize This! – Understanding how cultures evolve and are reinforced is critical to effecting culture change

On my return from India, I finished a terrific book on organizational culture – The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance – by James Heskett, professor emeritus at Harvard University Business…

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A change management workshop at SSON's 10th Annual European Shared Services & Outsourcing Week in Edinburgh moderated by WNS's Deborah Kops, identifies four key areas for change management: planning, stakeholders, capability, and messaging....…

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I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with Bob Dylan today; not literally of course, but in my car traveling between client engagements. Maybe it was the fact that it was a beautiful afternoon, a rarity in Oregon this early in the season, my mood or whatever. It gave me a opportunity to listen deeply to someone I believe to be one of the greatest poets and storytellers of this century. One of his songs about "Maggie's farm" was especially compelling with the lines "I have… Continue

Some thoughts on Veteran's Day.



I have become a huge peace freak in my old age, but I am still thankful for the four years that I spent in the Marine Corps and I am still very humbled by the sacrifices made by the men and women in the Armed Forces. I wish they were not in harms way today, I wish that we were not in multiple complex conflicts today but we are. I appreciate those that serve and that have served from all walks of life and from every corner of our… Continue

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." Franklin Delano Roosevelt May 22, 1932, in a speech during the presidential campaign.

In today's environment, as in 1932, we have to be open to risk taking and going out on a limb. Change is inevitable. Being able to embrace it, cause it, and try new and different things is essential to progress. And, being in business today.



I am not saying jump off a… Continue

Admitting that we have a problem is the first step towards recovery.



I have been talking and writing a lot lately about a new way of leadership. I think that we are seeing a lot of evidence that the way we do leadership is inadequate. We simply deserve better. We deserve better outcomes. We deserve progress and solutions. In our organizations, our communities and our society we deserve… Continue

Diversity Workshops and Social Media Seminar:



Very excited to be a part of this rocking event in Appomattox, Virginia coming up on March 7th.



"Do you want to learn how to use social media such as Twitter, Facebook and more? Do you want to be inspired about connecting with your community as a business leader, educator, politician or resident? If so, then this seminar is up your alley. You will… Continue

Some websites I like:



The Kitchen Table Blog

I love, love, love this blog. It is a back and forth, on-going conversation between two women:



Dr. Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University



Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Associate Professor of African American Religion and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary.



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from OurTimeToAct.com



Evelyn Rodriguez has a great post this morning on her blog, based on a quote that I love:



"Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune."

- Noam Chomsky



I love this quote, because it is a good… Continue

The first post of 2009…



To those of you who Look, See and Tell The Truth...Thank You.



Regardless of what your "job" is, if you are personally or professionally involved in the work of:



* building and supporting healthy, sustainable communities and organizations

* removing barriers to diversity

* challenging assumptions

* health, wellness, spirituality, awareness

* breaking stereotypes

* speaking the truth

* rejecting status… Continue

From Our Time To Act:



I may be a bit odd. It is actually quite likely. But one thing that has always seemed strange to me is our level of deference to “experts.” I understand that experts become known as such for a reason and I appreciate the value of advanced educations, years of experience and unique insight. While certainly valuable, I believe that the significance of expertise is greatly over-rated. Experts still make… Continue

At the heart of the matter…where the real struggle lies.



Had an interesting conversation with a client this week that has stayed with me now for a few days. We began working with her team a couple of months ago around issues of diversity, inclusion, and culture change and have done some really good foundational work. The workshops and dialogues that I have facilitated have been well received and generated a buzz of ideas, questions and energy. I have even received several… Continue