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Unraveling Social Interaction (part 6)
How tempting it is to abuse emotions in the ebb and flow of human interaction.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is It True?
It is funny how we see resistance in other people but we are completely blind to our own. That is because we don’t respond to events as they occur, but to our interpretations of them. One simple question can get us back on track; but it’s a dangerous one: ‘is it true?’.
Creativity as a Resistance Buster
The way I approach resistance is influenced by the way I look at organizational change management. I see resistance as a crucial ingredient that is needed to make a change happen. Resistance fuels change. Without it, there is no change.
Some Mails are Better Never Sent (Part 2)
It was only after I scrolled down in his reply to my own original email that I realized the damage I had done. I am a jerk. And now it’s almost midnight, so calling is not an option.
Three is the magic number (Part 2)
Let there be no doubt about it: 3 is the magic number for organizational change practitioners. As I stated a few weeks ago, it is the cornerstone of our basic insights; the anchor that keeps our paradigma from sinking by the slightest breeze. And now there is more evidence, as I am currently reading and thoroughly enjoying Tribes by Seth Godin.
The other moral to your same old story
I have used the evenings of the month of August to pull together this draft of a business fable. In fact, this fable is my way of coping with the ambiguity of workplace dynamics and games people play.
