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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. I found this experience not only enlightening and a delight but also pragmatic and extremely helpful in the way I think about organizational change.

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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).

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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 to Complete Your Scorecard We would love your feedback.

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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. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. That’s a lot of bending!

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Happy (Disruptive) New Year!

Makarios Consulting

In the normal course of business, you need to respond to changes in technology, the marketplace, the economy, and more. But 2020 was not a normal year … and 2021 is not going to be normal, either. Change is always a challenge. Understandably, people are very tense about the change and the disruption that comes with it.

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Happy (Disruptive) New Year!

Makarios Consulting

In the normal course of business, you need to respond to changes in technology, the marketplace, the economy, and more. But 2020 was not a normal year … and 2021 is not going to be normal, either. Change is always a challenge. Understandably, people are very tense about the change and the disruption that comes with it.

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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: What You Need to Know

Epicflow

However, according to the survey by NewVantage Partners [1] conducted in 2021, only 24% of companies have managed to develop into data-driven ones. Culture in this case refers to people, processes, and change management. Employees should be provided with relevant training at the right time. References . McKinsey.

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