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Change Management – Is There Enough Dissatisfaction with the Status Quo?

LSA Global

No Pain, No Gain The exercise training adage advocating that there is no gain if there is no pain can be adapted to organizational change theory. We used to think that a compelling vision for change combined with a strong drive to achieve was enough to motivate and propel change in an organization.

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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. Translation: change management for IT projects. Exercise #1: Look at Your History. Exercise #2: Get Input from Colleagues.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Then, after marching season, dramatic changes occur with the development of concert bands, jazz band, and other indoor ensembles. New Beginning, Making Gains: Attitude change and acceptance take hold as people perceive benefits (improved efficiency, new skills, better service) and celebrate successes.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college. I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. Here, the rubber met the road when I could take how I learned to train others at St.

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How to Help Build Employee Resilience

LSA Global

We know from change management simulation data that employee resilience is important. Manage Your Own Stress Stress is inevitable whatever the source — job, traffic, cost of living, conflict at home — you name it, personal or professional. The key is to thoughtfully refill regularly, day-by-day.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises. Ongoing project assessment of changes taken with defined early indicators. Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. Chermack, T.

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