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Category Archives: Change
Are Your Values Scalable?
Recently a friend working in a rapidly-growing Twin Cities based company lamented how much had changed in his organization the last few years: “It just isn’t the same place. . . People don’t feel as loyal or energized. . . … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Culture, Integrity, Leadership, Strategy, Values
Tagged acquisition, culture, growth, leadership, merger, scalability, scaling, strategy, values
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Labor Day Reflections
What does Labor Day mean to you? For many, it is mainly marks the end of summer vacations, an extra long weekend, time for family cook-outs, great sales and the start of football season. I propose that this Labor Day … Continue reading
Clear the Deck!
In older days, “Clear the deck!” was a common command to prepare for doing battle at sea. The command focused attention, cleared visibility to gain a better perspective on the action, eliminated distractions and quickly channeled resources where they were … Continue reading
Leading Change With Integrity
Most of you have witnessed (and perhaps been victims of) disappointing or even disastrous organizational change efforts. A 2010 IBM comprehensive global study of organizational change initiatives revealed that 60% of them fail; JCP (the retailer formerly known as J.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance
Tagged acountability, alignment, authenticity, change, culture, engagement, ethics, integrity, prformance
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Does Your Organization Need A “Root Canal?”
Early on the second day of a client engagement, I found myself at the dentist’s. The nagging tooth ache that we thought a filling fixed had gotten worse; I needed to be “on” in a couple hours, and was leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged change, culture, dentistry, organization development, organizational health, performance
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Out With The Old, In With The New
A new year lends itself naturally to reflection and planning, leading for some to make resolutions. My reflections and resolutions revolved mainly around what to let go of and what to make room for – what’s “out” and what’s “in.” … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Innovation, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Personal development, Self Awareness, Values
Tagged change, integrity, leadership, personal development, planning, resolutions
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