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 [...]
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 [...]
As change practitioners, we are constantly in the position of having to influence others. Among other things, we are recommending that the leaders we support take unpopular actions; we are [...]
Tim Leberecht begins his TED talk (“Four Ways to Build a Human Company in the Age of Machines”) by stating “Half of the human workforce is expected to be replaced [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
In his book Leading at the Edge of Chaos, Daryl Conner offers a set of change leadership archetypes. The Anti-Change Leader: Recognizing the disruption that change causes within an organization, [...]
In this TED talk Martin Danoesastro asks, “What are you willing to give up to change the way we work?” He begins with a video of a flock of hundreds [...]
TED has compiled seven talks associated with structural changes and change success. While each has something to contribute, reviewing them all would be too much for this article. Here is [...]
Leadership isn’t about what you say. It’s about how you show up, what you do, who you are. In this online post, The Five Principles of Change Leadership, June Bradham [...]
Leaders don’t always get it right. In fact, sometimes they get it all wrong. In his Harvard Business Review Article Three Ways Senior Leaders Create at Toxic Culture, Ron Carucci [...]