Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Some outcomes for another one of my clients is a change consultant and was struggling with trying to find her angle in the market and how she stood out and discovered that one of the big challenges with change was the limits of traditional leadership development and why it is insufficient for handling unplanned change.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

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Harmonious Workplaces

MARCH 21, 2024

The best answer I can give based on research: listen to your employees. During the ending phase of a change initiative – which is where the current state ends and change begins – people express unhappiness and discomfort. Morale declines, performance decreases, and managers may wish to quit.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 11, 2024

Consultants analyze financial metrics, identify revenue opportunities, optimize pricing strategies, manage costs, and develop financial forecasts that drive sustainable financial success for clients. A survey by McKinsey found that 70% of transformation initiatives fail due to resistance to change.

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Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

There has been a rapid uptake in health care, consumer marketing, crime reduction, agriculture, scientific research, and many other areas. One area so far relatively untouched is change management. But before that can happen, we have to understand why data has failed to catch on in change management to date.

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LSA Global

MARCH 29, 2022

So, You Want to Be a People Manager Almost everyone who has been encouraged to take on the role of people manager at work has succeeded first in their role as individual contributor or team member. But do they have the fundamental skills for every people manager? Do you know how others perceive you?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 16, 2021

How Do You Sell a Change That People Aren’t Going To Like? What do change management consulting experts say? Research from our microlearning experts suggests that the best way is to announce the change relatively quickly – but then to purposefully delay the implementation. Two Change Announcement Experiments.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2023

Building trust is increasingly challenging and vital for executive leadership teams. Trust is the currency of any business and is what holds a business together during change. CEOs and top management teams are expected to be visionary change catalysts in a fast-paced digital marketplace.

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LSA Global

MAY 13, 2024

Our organizational alignment research found that having the right talent to execute your business strategy accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of: Revenue growth Profitability Leadership effectiveness Customer loyalty Employee engagement The symbiotic relationship between talent and strategy matters.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 6, 2022

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.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 3, 2023

One of the greatest leadership challenges during organizational change is making the invisible visible. But emphasizing implementation without creating a sense of urgency can create change resistance and confusion, causing people to give up before they start. And as the world changes, leaders and businesses must change too.

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LSA Global

JUNE 13, 2023

Don’t make organizational change any more challenging than it already is. Change management consulting experts know that most workers naturally feel resistance to change. To make lasting change, find ways to prepare employees for change in order to reduce anxiety and to increase engagement. to-1 margin.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Better Change Partnerships at Work Are Required for Successful Organizational Change For organizational change to be successful, leaders must form better change partnerships at work. Leadership vulnerability fosters a culture of authenticity and enables teams to better navigate the unknown together.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Challenging Times Often Require a More Proactive Corporate Strategy Does your leadership team tend to focus on the immediate issues in front of them (a reactive corporate strategy) or do they pause and look for new opportunities (a proactive corporate strategy)? Our leadership simulation assessment data tells us that leaders need to do both.

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LSA Global

JULY 14, 2022

Are Employees or Leaders Afraid of Change? Most change management consulting experts assume that employees have a natural resistance to change. Data from our change management simulation backs up that claim. But are leaders afraid of change? How do company leaders feel about change ?

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Gina Abudi

APRIL 9, 2014

You don’t have to be a formal leader in the organization to lead a change initiative. In fact, research shows that the majority of individuals within an organization support change initiatives more easily and more readily when that change is championed by influential non-leaders in the organization.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we begin this new year, I encourage you to spend some quiet time reflecting on this past year - the unforeseen challenges, the changes you made to your leadership habits, and what is most important. Why critical reflection matters Reflection is a powerful leadership tool. Biases are present in all leaders. Open-mindedness.

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LSA Global

MAY 13, 2023

There Are Different Philosophies About If You Should Ask For Employee Feedback During Times of Change With all of the organizational disruption these days, we are frequently asked if a company should ask for employee feedback during times of change (e.g., And the short answer is: Yes.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Diagnosing the Cause of the Bumps in the Road When Organizational Change Stalls Change management consulting experts know that very few change initiatives move forward without encountering bumps (e.g., change resistance ) in the road. We know that the lack of strategic clarity is a performance killer.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 13, 2022

They may be risk averse, uncertain where to start, uncomfortable with leadership accountability, and concerned about stakeholder reactions. Recent McKinsey research uncovered that 85% of executives believe fear of uncertainty, career failure, and criticism holds back innovation efforts at their organizations.

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LSA Global

APRIL 20, 2023

Are You Leveraging Your Corporate Culture Mechanisms for Change? Our organizational alignment research found that workplace culture accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performance in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, employee engagement , and leadership performance.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Do You Leverage Change Friction to Change Behaviors at Work? Experienced leaders know that organizational change is a constant and vital force that either propels strategies and people forward or stops them in their tracks. New strategies and changes must go through your culture and your people to be successfully implemented.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2018

Common wisdom in management science and practice has it that to build support for a change project, visionary leadership is needed to outline what is wrong with the current situation. By explaining how the envisioned change will result in a better and more appealing future, leaders can overcome resistance to change.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But whereas change in the business arena used to be mostly confined to specific functions or geographies, change now is enterprise-wide and it looks quite different. In a business context, change now must involve all facets of the business, be well coordinated, happen fast, and effectively manage the human side of change.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 5, 2022

Are You Confusing “Communicating Change” with “Leading Change” to Shift Cultures? Change management consultants know that corporate culture change is not easy and can be frustratingly slow ? especially if leaders misunderstand the difference between communicating versus leading change.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

We know from our change management simulation data that most leaders are challenged by unpredictable situations where the future is uncertain, and the stakes are high. If you and your team can acquire a sense of psychological flexibility, change and problem solving can be exciting rather than threatening.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

It is not about changing but about survival. There are many different definitions for leadership, but most would agree it is about influence. Scholarly research has directly linked the effects on customer satisfaction, employee teamwork, cohesion, and employee involvement. How can Organizational Culture be Changed?

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

Management difficulties are like a tsunami that never ends. Every day I hear about it from managers at all levels. Successful managers learn to absorb the issues as nourishment, to build a high performance team. Believe it or not, a manager’s destiny is a choice. Managing in a Crisis. Getting everything done.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Researchers found the benefit of additional experience is inferior to deliberately translating and organizing previously accumulated experiences. Leadership is about recognizing and leveraging the gap between stimulus and response to make a choice rather than a knee-jerk reaction. This is one leadership assessment you need to be using.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Recent Gallup research found that only 20% of employees feel connected to their organization’s culture. And McKinsey found that 70% of failed change management transformations are because of culture-related issues. Lack of confidence in leadership. Inability to change when things aren’t working.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? What made their ascent possible?

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

How To Enable New Work Habits When Change Is Needed When strategies and leaders change, work habits often need to change. But change management consulting experts know that it is not always easy to enable new work habits – even if the changes are viewed as positive.

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LSA Global

MARCH 13, 2021

Research-Backed Tips for Leaders During Change Change management consulting experts know that taking a trip and leading change have some similarities that can help leaders better prepare for, navigate, and lead organizational change. What change management skills will set them up for success?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2022

After a couple of decades of working in talent management, I get it. But new research suggests that humor during times of crisis significantly improves employee engagement and organizational performance. Executive leadership teams are talking about navigating burnout and a growing concern for the emotional well-being of employees.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Start with Creating Leadership Alignment During a crisis, it is critical that leaders act cohesively and quickly with determination. Go Backward in Order to Secure the Future Change management consulting experts know that change is a good time to review the basics — your company’s mission, vision, and values.

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Nash Consulting

JULY 7, 2022

This presents a rather complex dilemma: consistent and substantial change is necessary, yet asking people to significantly change evokes fear, insecurity, and uncertainty. That is why change management is an art – we must help people work through the resistance so they can accept and embrace change. Action Item!

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LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2020

Done right, Change Catalysts are critical ambassadors and liaisons for desired change. The Track Record on Organizational Change. Most leaders know that change is hard. Culture change challenges. Lack of compelling case for change. Are able to identify barriers and resistance to change.

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