Category: Making Change Happen
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The power of the smile
Yesterday, I was at the local shopping mall. Whenever I’m out and about in the small city I call home, I notice things about the people walking by. At this time of year, I’m particularly taken by how often I see people smiling. Friends, siblings, couples. People going about their daily business, smiling and laughing.…
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Help them help you
Your business doesn’t stop for change. A project can take months, quarters or longer to finish. Culture change will take years. Daily operations don’t wait. Can’t wait. Even in a pandemic. Execution happens every day. Results are expected always. The operational work doesn’t stand still. Neither does the desire to grow or improve. In tight…
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Just be nice
As we continue to move through the holiday season and into the new year, we often give a little extra thought to being kind to others. Approaching the calendar year-end is also the fiscal year-end for many organizations. If you haven’t already, you might be putting the final touches on your 2024 plans with updated…
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The idea is the easy part
You have a super idea about a way to make things better. That’s a great start. But that’s all it is. Think about all the ideas you’ve had, or that your colleagues or friends have had, that went nowhere. The proof will come when you put your idea into practice and someone is getting value…
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What is change management?
If you search “change management” on Google today, you’ll get 145 million results. Not helpful when you’re returning to your office after a meeting, at which someone declared “change management” is critical” and you have no idea what that even means. Let me break it down. For starters, let’s acknowledge that “change” is a pretty…
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Perspective: For Employees
As an employee, it can be easy to fall into the comfort zone of “that’s not my job” or “that’s someone else’s job.” While this mindset doesn’t happen overnight, and isn’t necessarily intentional, it’s also not particularly useful or helpful to your organization. So, as an employee (an individual contributor), what can you do to…
It's Change O'Clock Somewhere 