Change Leadership
Managing Change by Changing the Conversation
I’ve always liked Peter Block’s statement, “To change the organization, change the conversation.” Creating organizational change is largely about organizing the right conversations between the right people—that’s how relationships and ways of working together are altered. Deepening that notion, I was at a dinner with Peter at a friend’s house the other night, and I…
Read MoreInnovation Strategies for Creating a Culture of Innovation
We know we need to innovate to stay ahead of the competition, and companies try many innovation strategies to stay in front. There are innovation competitions, idea jams, hackathons, and websites for innovation practices. Although these innovation strategies generate a lot of great ideas do they contribute to a sustainable culture of innovation? Ultimately, your…
Read MoreChange or Die is Dead Wrong
Dr. Morten Hansen recently stood in front of a room of over one thousand change management professionals and said “Change or die” is “dead wrong.” I saw Dr. Hansen speak in Los Angeles at the 2012 Conference of the Association of Change Management Professionals. He was drawing from new research unveiled in his book, Great…
Read MoreGuidelines for Strengthening Your Change Plan
Frequently, the intention to change and organizational inertia clash so that nothing ends up actually changing. Smart people spend a lot of time coming up with the change, but comparatively little time on the change plan, which so often involves only a launch email and an announcement that training is available. But the study of…
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