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What’s Next for Nigerian Production Studio EbonyLife Media?

Harvard Business

EbonyLife Media CEO Mo Abudu considers how to move forward in her quest to tell authentic African stories to the world.

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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business

Take the MIT Media Lab’s experiment to see whether it could estimate retail sales performance on “Black Friday,” the day following the US Thanksgiving holiday. One area so far relatively untouched is change management. To date, change management has not been based on a data-driven model.

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Use Work Samples to Seal the Deal

Successful Independent Consulting

For 10 years as an independent change strategy consultant, I used this tactic to win several projects. Many clients don’t understand the difference between change management work and the more complex change strategy work. This goes a long way toward removing uncertainty and skepticism. Always have them ready.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Note, while this is true in more established areas like supply-chain expertise, the reverse may be true when it comes to new areas like social media strategy or bitcoin mining. ;-) Years of experience in consulting — Consultants just starting out are unproven in the market and can’t charge as much.

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How to Communicate During Organizational Change - Interview with Shawn Hall

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Shawn's vast experience, which includes time as the Director of Social and Media Relations for Telus, has led him to become an expert in reputation management and helping organizations manage change and crises.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

My affinity for working with business owners and executives stands as one of the main reasons why I chose to study Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue and to make consulting, organizational development, and change management hallmarks of my career. Human Resource Management Review, 28 (2), 190–203. Gildan Media.

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