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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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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. link] Singh, S.

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How to Bring Out Your Best in the New Year

Organizational Talent Consulting

Critical Reflection Strategy #1: Journal Use a journaling app like Day One to capture your thoughts, feelings, successes, and frustrations. These assessments can be completed online and provide development recommendations and support materials. Leadership development and reflection: What is the connection? & Gray, J.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Scenario exploration of external perspectives and forces with the potential to dramatically change your business. Scenario development of multiple potential stories about what the future might look like. Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. & Eden, C.

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Dealing with Ambiguity at Work: 1 Tool You Need

Organizational Talent Consulting

An essential part of organizational consulting is helping individuals and teams gain clarity during change and dealing with role ambiguity created by the changes. Applying a RACI template in conjunction with a given change initiative is not intended to substitute for a robust change management plan. Science Direct.

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2 Attributes of Great Change Leaders

Organizational Talent Consulting

In an environment of perpetual change, the enemy of great change leadership is good change management. Good change management involves minimizing disruptions, avoiding costly mistakes, and control. In contrast, great change leadership maximizes business speed, efficiency, and innovation. Journaling.

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How to Use Reflection to Bring Out Your Best in the New Year

Organizational Talent Consulting

These assessments can be completed online and provide development recommendations and support materials. Here is a bonus link to an assembled collection of my top five favorite books from thought leaders on change management, coaching, culture, innovation and creativity, leadership style, servant leadership, and strategic planning.

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