Brain Cleaning
If you know anything about neuroscience it is likely you have heard about neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to build new neural networks as you gain new knowledge and [...]
Why Take a Walk?
Sometimes the day-to-day work of a change practitioner can feel very routine. But especially as you take on more responsibility supporting major change initiatives, those times become fewer and fewer. [...]
Teaming For Success
Amy Edmondson, the Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, draws an important distinction between teams and teaming in this TEDNYC talk. It is a distinction that we—as [...]
Facts Don’t Change People’s Minds. Here’s What Does.
As change practitioners, we spend a great deal of time trying to get people to change their minds. We challenge sponsors and leaders to think differently and to act in [...]
Transformation Comes in Many Flavors
If you are a change practitioner, transformation is a word that most likely permeates more and more of your conversations, more and more of your assignments, and more and more [...]
A Change Lesson from Game of Thrones
Carmine Gallo knows a lot about communication. Among other things, he is the author of Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great and Talk Like TED, [...]
Are You Ready to Leave Your Plateau?
Research has shown that for most people, performance plateaus after a couple of years. This is true whether you are looking at job performance, performance as a parent or partner, [...]
Three Steps to Avoid Working Harder Than Your Sponsor
One of the first pieces of advice I heard as a change agent was “don’t work harder than your sponsor.” Whenever I’ve shared this, the main responses I get are [...]
The “Last Mile”: Making Organizational Change Personal
Change happens one person at a time. While change planning emphasizes engaging and communicating with various constituencies and stakeholder groups, we ultimately need to ensure that each individual moves successfully [...]
Do More. Do Smarter. Chuck the “To Do” List.
How many items are on your “To Do” list? How many of these lists do you keep? It may be time to tear them up, or delete the digital versions. [...]
