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Storytelling in OD Communications

Harmonious Workplaces

Persuade and solidify commitment using stories of triumph and loss in organizational development. I recently asked my mentor, Alan Landers, to provide an article on practical interventions one can use in organizational development. My wife Lisa and I chatted this morning about various things on our minds.

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Agile Strategy Enables Significant Growth

Brimstone Consulting

Further, the organization had not invested in leadership development nor was there a common leadership language. Following the assessment, Brimstone began by working with the leadership team to develop a comprehensive strategy. The organization had never undertaken strategic planning and did not have a strategic plan in place.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Additionally, I began a mentee relationship with Alan Landers, from whom I learned much about organizational development and change leadership through a certification course offered by The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. billion workers” (Allas & Schaninger, 2020). References Allas, T. &

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

It was done out of a sense of love for the well-being of the members of the team (Weinstein, 2020). It respected the workers and even offered respect to the organization and the outraged VP. It promoted fairness by ending coercive behavior and balancing power. Do I recommend risking your job or your safety? Not necessarily.

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

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. Rita and manage others at Blockbuster and combine them to develop and implement training for salespeople, operations staff, cashiers, and line managers.

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Meditation is What You Do When You Meditate

Brimstone Consulting

Some of these techniques are thousands of years old, while some are very recent, having been developed out of recent brain science findings. Some meditations have the intention of awakening and developing our loving-kindness and compassion for ourselves and others. There are meditations for becoming more aware of the present moment.

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