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

Successful Independent Consulting

Here are some excerpts from their résumés and profiles: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARIES Organizational change expert with 16 years of experience in large-scale technology implementations for the Fortune 500. Translation: change management for IT projects. Translation: turnaround expert. Translation: philanthropy expert.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. They also do not represent sustainable, long-term change. Eliminating layers of management. In some larger nonprofit hospitals, there may be six.

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Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work

Consulting and Organizational Management

The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building.

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Foundations of Consulting ? Part 2: How Do Consultants Work.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Implementation Phase (Change Management Phase). This can work very well for small projects or for cultures that don’t prefer structured approaches to problem solving or achieving goals. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs.

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3 Steps for Engaging Health Care Providers in Organizational Change

Harvard Business

When staff view innovations and changes as clashing with longstanding patient care values, they are less likely to adopt new behaviors and practices. Seek to understand why staff think innovations or changes do not align with the existing culture and mission. Creating better outcomes at reduced cost.

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Samsung, Shame, and Corporate Atonement

Harvard Business

Lee is accused of donating $36 million to nonprofit foundations operated by a friend of the former president in return for political favors. The hidden rules of atonement differ greatly across cultures. Redemption in Guilt Culture. Redemption in Shame Culture. Lee has denied the charges. financial crisis.