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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. Leadership Support: Leaders must champion change and cultivate an environment that encourages adaptability.

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Why Doesn’t My Software Work?

Harmonious Workplaces

If so, the problems may stem from a lack of organizational change management (OCM). Your tech likely functions; you need better OCM Have you ever implemented a piece of technology and deemed it a failure? When I came aboard a firm, the CEO proudly stated that the company adopted Salesforce like many larger competitors.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Regrets to Leadership Risks? However, in leadership, I feel we always risk something. Inclusive leadership: Realizing positive outcomes through belongingness and being valued for uniqueness. Human Resource Management Review, 28 (2), 190–203. Do I regret standing up to that bully? I would do it again. Not necessarily.

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How to Keep Your Pulse on the People Side of Organizational Change

Organizational Talent Consulting

One of the greatest leadership challenges during organizational change is making the invisible visible. But emphasizing implementation without creating a sense of urgency can create change resistance and confusion, causing people to give up before they start. I would add change. Leading Change.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

"The most threatening competitor leadership teams face is themself." Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. Organizational Development can support the implementation workshops with change models and activities for the workshops. & Eden, C.

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

Here is a verbatim snippet from her résumé at the time: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND SERVICES Senior consultant with professional experience in Organization Development and Change, Leadership and Organizational Communications and Coaching , as well as internal and external Corporate Communications, including global marketing initiatives.

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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).