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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I believe that leaders must: Face the obstacles to success for their group (Holiday, 2014) Have the courage to do the right thing (Holiday, 2021) Possess the discipline to see their way through doing the right thing (Holiday, 2022) Remove their own ego from the equation. Click the link below to try it out. References Holiday, R.

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How Diligent Biz Dev Led to a Six-Figure Consulting Project

Successful Independent Consulting

The short answer: business development. The long answer: diligent business development that built a relationship over time. I've written about this before, that business development = relationship development , but let’s walk through the steps I took to foster this half-million-dollar contract. (If

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Scenario exploration of external perspectives and forces with the potential to dramatically change your business. Scenario development of multiple potential stories about what the future might look like. Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. & Eden, C.

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How Future-Proof Are Your Leadership Skills?

Organizational Talent Consulting

No leader sets out to become obsolete, and developing leadership habits is a competitive advantage. Here are two timeless leadership skills and four low-cost, high-impact leadership development ideas to keep you growing and bring out your best in the new year. Why develop future-proof leadership skills? What occurred?

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Developing your cultural agility requires dedicated effort and investment to break from the typical classroom presentation, book, or eLearning module. They hired an executive coach as part of the leadership transition support and cultural agility development. Too often, change processes begin with what is wrong. Denning, S.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

With a global workforce of 160,000 people and global revenues of $24.82B for the 2014 financial year, it’s pretty obvious KPMG isn’t messing around when it comes to, well, anything. This was done in the hopes of developing specialists with certain areas of expertise which would then lead to new clients and high-paying tax and consulting jobs.