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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

Harmonious Workplaces

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Challenges in Achieving Change Readiness Organizations often face hurdles in developing change readiness. Is your organization ready for it?

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Mental & Physical Health Support During a Career Crisis

Harmonious Workplaces

Among the decisions I needed to make which could have profound effects on my career and my family, I found myself torn between what I had prepared to do since I reentered graduate school — management consulting in organizational development and change management — and what I had done as a consultant and executive, MarCom (marketing communications).

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I submitted the report to the internal legal counsel because the organization does not have a human resource department. Human Resource Management Review, 28 (2), 190–203. However, in the end, while we maintained clasped hands, he patted his pocket where he concealed his pistol and said his “piece” keeps him calm. Courage Is Calling.

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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

Carefully and appropriately choose your organizational development interventions. Amid good times and bad times, workplaces can choose better interventions toward organizational development and motivation of employees to work hard and remain loyal to their work. Picture a fall Friday morning in a downtown office.

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How to Identify and Accelerate the Right Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

A talent calibration meeting is to review, assess, adjust, and agree upon a direct report's performance and potential within the organization and make development decisions. Leadership development is best viewed as a system and not an event. You can accelerate talent development by rethinking your approach. Gurdjan, P.,

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

But, by far, the human resources aspect became my favorite part of owning that company. I really handled every aspect of the human resources spectrum, including job analysis, selection, training and development, talent management, rewards and benefits structures, compliance, and termination.

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