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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.

If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? (by Daryl Conner)

In this third and last article about the ‘why’ of our work guest author Daryl Conner makes a case for change facilitation as a calling.

Change Facilitation: a Worthwhile Profession (by Daryl Conner)

Guest author Daryl Conner shares the major reasons why he thinks it’s important to be a change practitioner.

The “Why” of Our Work (by Daryl Conner)

Guest-author Daryl Conner on the importance to stay mindful of why we are motivated to engage in this occupation.

Gamers Will Save Our Economy (Part 5)

It’s not a joke: painting a bull’s-eye on your deliverables is your first job if want to succeed with people who don’t report to you.

E Qwè?! – My Quest for Relevance ( #smc2010 congress )

There is no point in being relevant when you don’t have the permission to access the community you want to address. Relevance is a matter of co-creation, and this requires permission first.

Raising the Bar for Our Profession

For an organizational change practitioner, lacking safety shoes is symptomatic for not being in touch with the reality of things.

Love & Work (Part 6) – Growing Into a Customer

The sensation of becoming excited about details and stuff the customer cares about. Happiness is the nudge that transforms a job into a calling. Whenever I pour my commitments as a consultant into the same bucket of commitments as the customer, there is no stopping me.

Change & Chocolate

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory just another adventurous book written for children or could there be a hidden lesson for Organizational Change Practitioners? In this article Cool Friend Filip Michiels shares his insights on Charlie’s adventures and tells us how he applied them as CIO of an HR services provider.

Free e-book: 20 Shortcuts on Organizational Change

If you would ask me to summarize our field of expertise in 20 points, this e-book would be my answer. It contains my personal view on the basics of Organizational Change Management.