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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. Leadership Support: Leaders must champion change and cultivate an environment that encourages adaptability.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

They make companies more competitive and create sustainable business growth. Bain & Company found that 47% more S&P 500 businesses moved from the bottom quartile to the top half, and 89% more dropped from the top quartile to the bottom half during economic downturns compared to periods of strong economic growth.

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Why Doesn’t My Software Work?

Harmonious Workplaces

If so, the problems may stem from a lack of organizational change management (OCM). When I came aboard a firm, the CEO proudly stated that the company adopted Salesforce like many larger competitors. Your tech likely functions; you need better OCM Have you ever implemented a piece of technology and deemed it a failure?

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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. The president of the company sat beside the VP in the same room. The VP went around the room and berated people individually and then the entire group collectively because the company had experienced many setbacks.

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

Organizational Talent Consulting

One of the greatest leadership challenges during organizational change is making the invisible visible. To remain competitive, companies must avoid costly mistakes. But emphasizing implementation without creating a sense of urgency can create change resistance and confusion, causing people to give up before they start.

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. I know a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience with several Fortune 500 companies. The exact opposite is true.

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10 Signs Your Company Is Resistant to Change

Harvard Business

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Often that’s not clear to everyone – because people have developed a number of effective ways to tolerate the problem instead of fix it.

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