Archive for the ‘Managing Change’ Category
Empty Net? Try The Other Side Of The Boat.
When asked if she had a favorite time in her life, 91-year-old Dorothy, blind and balancing herself on her walker, responded boldly: NOW! ??? Now ??? As an observer, what I saw was all of her closest friends were gone, she couldn’t see, had trouble with her remaining teeth, relied on a walker and rarely [...]
Accountability – How to Go From Red to Black.
Looking for a way to turn the bottom line from red to black? Think about this: Accountability is the new “black.” Leadership without accountability is a sham. Managing change can’t happen without accountability. Effective communication requires accountability. Delegation, Profitability, Performance Improvement, Team Building, Strategic Planning … Accountability is the foundation for success. Why, then, have [...]
A Reptilian Approach to Change
Transformation Lessons From our Slithering Friends. When a snake sheds its skin, it does so in one continuous piece. It starts by brushing against something hard to cause a rip in the skin. Then it slowly works on the rip until it sheds the skin completely. During this process the snake moves about its world [...]
The High Cost of Change
The Bureau of Labor Statistics discovered in 1997 that direct consequences of organizational change (including changes in leadership, a lack of communication or miscommunication), had the following effect: Productivity dropped 75% from 4.8 hours/day to 1.2 hours/day Social chat and gossip increased more than 100% from 1.5 hours/day to 3.2 hours/day Retraining increased 25% from [...]
What Are You Waiting For?
Many brave individuals are re-inventing themselves as a result of changes in the workplace. So what are organizations doing as a result of leaner times? “Doing more with less” is not a good answer. Here’s why: A recent study indicated that 63% of people under age 45 plan to leave their current employer when the [...]
A “Blooming Desert” is Not a Vision
At the end of the day, the team described their current state like “a pack mule or a bomb scene.” Their desired state for the future looked like a “desert in bloom.” This isn’t a vision. This is just plain stupid and a waste of time and money. As many organizations struggle to re-define or [...]
Lady Gaga and the New Normal – Part 1
What do Lady Gaga and The New Normal have in common? They’re about changing our conversations and supporting structures to reflect the new world challenges and opportunities. To understand exactly what the New Normal is, let’s take a look at the past. Accountability and Integrity When I left the corporate world 10 years ago and [...]
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