Category: Making Change Happen
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Everyone has a plan until…
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about plans. I once had a client who was absolutely obsessed with my plan. When will it be done? What’s in it? When will it start? The frustrating part wasn’t their desire to know what’s happening. I appreciate that completely. It was the obsession with an…
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Involvement Matters
Involvement creates commitment. Force kills it. Those words from a post today by Corporate Rebels. And this image. This is relatable to anyone like me, who spends most of their time in this space. It’s also relatable to the millions of people who have felt the force of someone else’s decisions. Now don’t get me…
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It’s not about us
Today, every manager – junior, middle and senior – has to lead change. As far as I can tell, none of them asked for a new assignment or more work, but alas here they are. And they need help They’re not looking for “change management” help either. They just have goals and objectives to deliver.…
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Moments Matter
I’m sitting in the airport this morning, getting ready to head to Chicago. It’s my industry’s annual global conference. Hosted by ACMP – the theme is Architects of Transformation. I’ve been to one of ACMP’s major conferences prior to this year, pre COVID, and it was amazing. This is only the second year since 2019…
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What if it’s you, not them?
Let that sink in. That’s a big “what if?” Or is it? Does making Manager or even VP make you supremely confident in yourself? Sometimes yes. But leaders are human too. I’ve worked with a lot of managers over the course of my career. In many cases, it’s been like pulling teeth to get them…
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Positive. Patient. Persistent.
“It’s not about me. It never was.” The writers of Ted Lasso get it. In the past week, I’ve attended two virtual sessions, one hosted in the UK, the other in the US. Both used examples featuring Ted Lasso. In fact, the UK event was completely about lessons we can learn from the show. Like…
It's Change O'Clock Somewhere 