Posts by Sandy
UT Dallas Corporate Education Presents: Leading from the Edge of Change
UT Dallas Corporate Education invites you to join our next Executive Briefing featuring Sandy Schwan. Find out how to use your past experiences in navigating change to position you, your teams and organizations to be the elite 30% who succeed in change initiatives.
Read MoreNewsletter – March 2014 Edition
How do you inspire and influence your teams to step up and take the needed actions you discussed? Allow us to inspire you with ideas this month as we focus on Motivation. Here’s the March 2014 edition of our newsletter. Enjoy!
Read MoreNewsletter – February 2014 Edition
Following the start of our themed blogging series in January with Work Unit Climate, we have Individual & Organizational Performance this month. Here’s the February 2014 edition of our newsletter. Enjoy!
Read MoreNewsletter – January 2014 Edition
Happy new year to you! In the January 2014 edition of our newsletter, I am delighted to share with you the start of our themed blogging series on the 12 interacting dimensions of the Burke Litwin Model of Organizational Performance and Change. This month, we are starting with Work Unit Climate to further build you and your team's skills in leading and driving change. Enjoy!
Read MoreClimate (and) Change: wuc = e3
What exactly is work unit climate (wuc)? Find out how we can build one conducive for team members to perform and stay motivated? Throughout this year, we will delve into 12 dimensions that impact change, starting with how the climate of your work unit impact you and your colleagues.
Read MoreHow to Change ‘It’: Write It. Schedule It. Do It.
It's time for new year resolutions! That said, how often have you succeeded in accomplishing previous objectives? Are you planning the goal too far into the future (maybe a little detached from your present situation)? Achieve your goals with these 3 steps to bridge where you are today and where you want to be!
Read MoreGuides, Grace and Rest
A significant number of transports (from ships to automobiles to planes) rely on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to navigate. In layman's explanation, GPS relies on the triangulation of a moving object using three satellites. We too have our GPS. Read on to find out what it is in our Christmas reflection!
Read MoreLeadership Lessons From LEGO
How many of us think of large-scale change as daunting efforts with missing pieces, risks, and unforeseen consequences? Engagement leader - Ken Perlman thinks otherwise in these 5 leadership pointers, inspired by an innovative LEGO-filled weekend. Want to have fun or read the manual? Ken relates coaching a client through transformational change, to building a complex LEGO set with his daughters!
Read MoreThree Questions to Assess Your Change Readiness
Situational awareness is knowing what goes on around you and responding accordingly. How do you increase such readiness to lead change in your team and organization? These 3 questions help you face opportunities and challenges of change. Read on for more ideas to build situational awareness!
Read MoreNewsletter – December 2013 Edition
Here’s the holiday edition of our newsletter, geared to inspire you and your teams as you continue to learn, change and lead. Speaking of changes, we have a few planned for 2014 as we prepare for our 16th year of serving leaders in successfully navigating the personal and professional changes they face daily. Enjoy!
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