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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams. After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. The president of the company sat beside the VP in the same room.

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The Right Questions Can Reveal the Right Problems

Harmonious Workplaces

In the dynamic fields of organizational development (OD) and change management (OCM), a consultant’s ability to ask the right questions plays as crucial a role as having the right answers. This approach focuses on identifying and leveraging an organization’s strengths rather than concentrating solely on its problems (Bridger, 2018).

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

Organizational Talent Consulting

Why you need an organizational change framework Benjamin Franklin suggested that the only certainty in life is death and taxes. I would add change. And as the world changes, leaders and businesses must change too. Leading change is more than communicating the features, advantages, and benefits of Change.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

From being vulnerable to saying what others don't want to hear to endless Zoom meetings. The next time you find yourself in a meeting, and you don't know why you are there. Appreciative Inquiry is a positive, strength-based approach to change management that can bring new life to change initiatives. Denning, S.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

No board meetings? Theodore Roosevelt Reason #1: Pressure Accelerates Change One reason to embrace pressure is that pressure accelerates change, and leadership is about change. When science meets mindfulness. One valuable lesson he shares for leaders to consider is a mindset that "pressure is a privilege."

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How To Get Really Good at Facilitating Change

Nash Consulting

Add to this the fact that nearly half of the organizations on the 2018 top 100 list by revenue were not on that list in 2008. The world is changing, and it’s changing quickly, and organizations need to get really good at change or risk failure, which involves understanding and managing resistance to change.

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How Future-Proof Are Your Leadership Skills?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Idealized influence and inspirational motivation are two key leadership behaviors and attributes to help leaders meet today’s and tomorrow’s complex organizational challenges. Evidence suggests that more dynamic leadership skills are the most effective. Like any skill, there are tips and tricks to increase your speed and retention.