What Being an “Authentic Leader” Means
The origins and foundations of authenticity are rooted in ancient Greek history where philosophers are known for moral injunctions such as ‘know thyself’ and ‘to thine own self be true’. [...]
Behavioural Science and Communicating Through the Change Curve
The concept of the change curve isn’t new. However, with COVID-19 changing the way employees are working and businesses are functioning, it is relevant to businesses right now. As peoples’ [...]
Business Transformation Starts with Transformational Leadership: Part 2
(Part 1 of this article addressed the importance of leading change and the role of knowledge in the modern workplace.) Transformational Leaders Are the Key to Improved Performance Transformational leaders [...]
Business Transformation Starts with Transformational Leadership: Part 1
Leading Change and Knowledge in the Modern Workplace Transformational leaders facilitate collaboration to develop relationships in organizations. Collaboration provides a shared understanding about the current issues and problems among employees, [...]
Upstairs/Downstairs Mentality – A Change Management Perspective, Part 2
Physical layout of the organisation is extremely important, and as we saw in part one, it can create tensions and biases which translate into an ‘us vs them’ or ‘upstairs/downstairs’ [...]
Upstairs/Downstairs Mentality – A Change Management Perspective
Tensions in some form exist in every workplace and impact how individuals and groups are viewed and treated. These can lead to mindsets of ‘us vs them’ which creates distance [...]
“How-To” Guide for Successful Change Management Communication
From the breakneck speed of technological evolution to employee turnover, there’s a reason change management has become an entire field of study and profession: because, ironically, change is constant. While [...]
How to Ensure Leaders are Ready to Lead Change
In change leadership we talk about “organizational readiness” to prepare employees to embrace change. Rarely do we speak of “leadership readiness.” Yet Prosci, a leading change research firm, reports year [...]
4 Negative, but Common, Culture Traits in the Workplace [And How to Change Them]
A toxic workplace doesn’t happen overnight. Sometimes it’s difficult to see that your workplace culture might be lacking or has become a negative environment. A more positive and productive culture [...]
Ingredients for Successful Transformational Change
Having worked as a transformational change consultant and leadership coach for decades, I’ve had the honor of working with dozens of talented business leaders. Even before my entry into the [...]
