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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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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.

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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. The Pitfalls of “Why” Questions Among business people, Simon Sinek’s Start with Why book often enters into conversations around questioning.

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How to Align Executive Development with Organizational Values

Consulting Matters

When I was an organizational development consultant for Disney, I worked with the Imagineers and Operators. Coaches and consultants want to be aspirational, but what's measurable adds value to the client whether you’re doing organizational development or executive coaching. Are you developing executives or managers?

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How Humble Leadership Really Works

Harvard Business

Organizational Development Book. This type of top-down leadership is outdated, and, more importantly, counterproductive. There are a number of ways to do this, as I outline in my new book Alive at Work. Customer satisfaction increased by 54 percent during the two-year period of Jungkiu’s humble leadership.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Ron and his partners at Navalent help companies that are in pursuit of a substantial transformational change, whether it be strategic formulation, organizational design, cultural shifts, or executive leadership behaviors. Standing Out In A Crowd of Leadership Experts. The second major tip Ron shares comes from his writing.

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How Disconnected Conversations Can Hurt Your Consulting by Carter McNamara

Consulting and Organizational Management

He kept asserting that the client’s CEO needed to show stronger leadership, including by being more participative. He asserted that the CEO needs to read “Servant Leadership” by Robert Greenleaf. They can get that from reading a book. Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, is a faculty member of the Consultants Development Institute.