Managing Change
Pain & Suffering or Pain & Pleasure? You Pick.
Organizational change is inevitable. But change can bring pain. How you choose to handle this pain is up to you. Here are 2 exercises to use change as an opportunity to sharpen your leadership skills.
Read MoreFacing a Naysayer, a Sally Stubborn? Then Isolate and / or Neutralize.
Organizational change requires many people’s (every little precious) time and energy to work. So what do you do if you have a naysayer in your midst? Read 2 options, of neutralizing or isolating such a damper, as starting points to avert program derailment.
Read MoreWhen Is the Last Time You Hung A Question Mark?
It's not that the routine ways are wrong. Sometimes it never hurts to try a new point of view, especially if you feel stuck. But how do you consider new ways of thinking and doing? Find out how you and even your team can engage in exploring new options?
Read MoreDonald Says Location. Sandy Says Communication.
Relationship boundaries shift during organizational change, and effective communications to customers and employees matters more than ever. So what are effective engagement tactics, to communicate with our customers? Read these 5 steps to help your stakeholders though change.
Read MoreGive Me Back My Personal Space! Be Quiet to Silence the Bully
Critics/ skeptics are quick to voice discomfort when their "turf" shifts during organizational change. What can you do when you are the recipient of their displeasure? Read these actions and handy conversational phrases to master the situation.
Read MoreSpeaking of Halloween, here is a great disguise to try…Genius
All successful people have had their share of 'failures' before experiencing success. Setbacks will appear along the way, so how do we press on to get ahead of roadblocks and focus on the future in organizational changes. Use these 5 ideas and 5 steps to help you and your team develop perseverance.
Read MoreHave You Smiled in a While? The Role of Optimism in Organizational and Team Performance
We know that optimism and pessimism may produce either victory or defeat, respectively. But do you know that optimism can be taught – on a personal and team level? Read this action plan for a shift in paradigm and performance.
Read MoreStruggle Can Bring Ingenuity and Inventiveness
There is a silver lining, you just have to seek it out whether changing at the personal, team, organizational, country, sector, or world level. Make an explicit effort to explore out of the box thinking and welcome struggle.
Read MoreYesterday? Nah. Tomorrow? Nope. Today? Let Us Begin!
Organizational change is not just about the macro changes. At the individual level, what does it entail? Read this story about what you can do today, not tomorrow, and definitely not yesterday since it has past.
Read MoreThe Importance of Being On Time…But According to Whom?
Time perception plays a large role in the nonverbal communication process across cultures. Have you noticed how the use of time affect daily agendas, speed of speech, even how long people are willing to listen? These 3 pointers help you respond to the pace of transformation (e.g. mergers, team forming).
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