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Diagnostic Interventions
We need to recognize that no matter how neutral and innocent the questions may be, they will influence the thinking of the people in the organization
Skate where the Organizational Change Puck will be
Using the ice hockey metaphor to point out where organizational change practitioners should be today, and the direction the puck will be heading tomorrow.
How to Suffer as a Consultant
Consultants burn themselves out by thinking that they are the actor on stage. They are not. Consulting is about directing the play.
What it Comes Down To (For OCP’s)
When social media are changing the laws of gravity for business, there is no way organizational change practitioners can stand aside and pretend that their methods and tools should not be reviewed.
On Life and Birthing
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Instead of evaluating a change situation from a ‘Death and Dying’ perspective, I would suggest to look at it from the ‘Life and Birthing’ perspective.
Begin with the Marshmallow in Mind
It’s amazing what you can learn from a marshmallow. It can even cause you to rethink and redesign your multi-million five-year major organizational change program.
Why Checkbooks Aren’t Sufficient
A one minute interview with Daryl Conner on why advocates with checkbooks are not sufficient to make a change happen.
Executing with Resilience (by Linda Hoopes)
In this third and last article of the Resilience series, guest author Linda Hoopes discusses how we can support and enhance human resilience as we execute critical initiatives.
Domino Before You Bingo
There are five domino blocks that need to fall over before you can kick-off a large-scale organizational change program. What’s more: there is a specific order and distance that works best.
When the Journey is Killing You
When people are paralyzed and overwhelmed by a problem, the last thing they need is a solution that is as big and as complex as the problem.
