Stephen R. Covey (born October 24, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is the author of the best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Other books he has written include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families. In 2004, Covey released The 8th Habit. In 2008, Covey released The Leader In Me—How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He is currently a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
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Unraveling Social Interaction (Part 2)
What exactly is being exchanged in order to maintain or regain the balance in a relationship? And what is it exactly that needs to be balanced?
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.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
“If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew, just go right along and you’ll start happening too.”
— Dr. Seuss
What on Earth are we Communicating for?
What should be the result of successful communication? In this article I am building further on earlier insights about the format and the quantity of communication. Now it is time to dive into the qualitative aspect.
Trust is the Currency of Change
In any organizational change project you will be taking people through some difficult phases and you will have to heavily rely on people to make a shift from the current reality to a future state. In such a situation, mutual trust and good relationships are sometimes the only things to hold on to. But how [...]
The Talking Stick
Last week I was involved in a discussion on a very hot topic in a group of more than 45 people and almost the same diversity of national cultures. About every individual in the room had a firm opinion on the topic and the debate was on: a lot of intelligent people making their point [...]
Suspect Yourself First
I just can’t get a hold of that thing called ‘resistance’. This is an attempt to map how I get hooked by energy draining conflicts, oppositions and being right.
How do you Sustain Momentum as a Team Leader?
How do you sustain momentum as a team leader in practice? This is the exact question that I launched a few weeks ago on LinkedIn Q&A. What I received was excellent advice from hands-on people all over the world.
Branding of projects inside your organization…huh?
Branding is more than a logo. Ultimately, branding is the sense-making part of your product or project. It connects people to something they have in common. This is why trust, community and psychological safety are key to reaching a tipping point.
30 Dirty Truths about SAP & Organizational Change
30 Dirty truths about SAP and organizational change management. Taken directly from my experience in the field. Biased without a doubt, but straight from the gut.
