The Business and Personal Nature of Change Management
Time and task management are two critical skillsets small business owners need to have. A highly developed focus can help ensure all operational functions of your business run smoothly and [...]
Change Management Dilemma: The Wrong Solution or Solving the Wrong Problem
Everything was set for rolling out a communication dashboard under the corporate website for people managers. Details were designed, and a budget was assigned. The internal communication team was hopeful [...]
Here Are Three Things We All Can Do to Reduce Friction and Lessen the Pain of Change in 2021
When people butt heads, it creates friction. Friction slows everything down, making it more difficult and sometimes even impossible to change. We all have less bandwidth to get things done [...]
If Design Thinking Could Serve Change Management with Only One Aspect, This would be…!?
I looked at the long list of stakeholders on the Excel sheet and quickly skimmed the change assessment. I asked the program manager if they talked to any of the [...]
Positive Affirmation and the Japanese Philosophy of Kintsugi Can Help with Your Change Project
The ancient Japanese art form and philosophy known as Kintsugi may help provide insight on how to deal with rapid and accelerating change. Roughly translated, Kintsugi means “Golden Seams” or [...]
Change and Emotion
As a profession, why do we approach major change rationally? We create the “case for change,” articulating all of the reasons that maintaining the status quo is not viable, and [...]
Speed and Force of Changes are the Enemy in 2021
In today’s hyperactive, overstimulated world, the speed and force of changes are the enemy. When moving at a measured pace in either giving or depriving someone of something, we create [...]
Design Thinking? A Fancy Word! What Is It Then!?
To me, she is one of the best therapists in the country. She knows me and my cultural and family background so well that I cannot think of any other [...]
The Future State of Change Management with Design Thinking
Last week, I introduced Design Thinking as the mindset shift needed to successfully guide organizations through the changes caused by the wicked problems they face. This week, we look at [...]
Oh No! Not Another Methodology!
Why Design Thinking is not another methodology, but the mindset you need to re-invent change management. One gloomy day of the lockdown, I decided to reread a book that had [...]
