It's Change O'Clock Somewhere

Tag: change

  • Experience is the best teacher

    Books, videos, and courses can be excellent for building our base of knowledge. For me, they continue to be a useful resource for learning. But the best way to learn something new and build competence is by doing. We apply what we’ve learned through practice. Think about when you learned to ride a bike. For…

  • You can’t play Jenga with a house of cards

    It was a Friday. A humid summer one in Boston. Myself and the other workstream leads were exasperated with our Dev team. “You can’t play Jenga with a house of cards,” our business lead said. We were in the final push of an 18-month journey to bring a new CRM platform to thousands of professionals…

  • No credential? You’re not alone.

    As I’ve said before, the need for change doesn’t sleep or wait for the perfect time. It also won’t wait for you to be prepared (or ready) to lead. Over the past decade, a lot of people have become certified, completed formal training or obtained a credential specific to the field of change management (myself…

  • The Element of Surprise

    A few months ago, you were approached about an incredible career opportunity. Pursuing it could result in many changes, not the least of which is a relocation across the country. Interested and intrigued, you confirmed your spouse’s support and agreed to add your name to the list of candidates for the role. Over the next…

  • It’s Change O’Clock Everywhere

    No matter which way you turn, change is on the agenda. And, frankly, it should be. Change is the way forward. It’s how you grow, innovate, and improve. If you’re not changing, you’re standing still. And for any business, you don’t want to be standing still. We’re at the beginning of a new year and…

  • Stealth mode

    “We’d like to do change management in stealth mode.” A client once said this to me. Not kidding. Their reasoning was that they didn’t want to draw attention to the project “yet.” They were concerned about what other departments might think or say about the significant spend on this initiative, the modernization of a major…