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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

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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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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

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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. Within a few months, despite receiving a letter of recommendation, citing budget constraints, I found myself laid off. Not necessarily.

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Mental & Physical Health Support During a Career Crisis

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

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L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college. That’s a lot of bending!

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The Right Questions Can Reveal the Right Problems

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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 leads to more engaged, more motivated workers which develops a more resilient and adaptive organization.