Tag: leadership
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Glimmers
Lately, I’ve been hearing about glimmers. They’re apparently the opposite of triggers. Click here to learn more. I love that. It’s a change in perspective. Think about how we look at resistance to change. How often do strategies focus on reducing or avoiding triggers? We don’t want to trigger panic, fear, concern or worry so…
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Simple but not easy
Making change happen is pretty simple when you break it down. Sounds simple enough. No one should expect it to be easy though. It won’t be. It isn’t. Many organizations don’t do this very well. Anyone can help their organization, department, team, and colleagues, by learning how to do it better. Any of these will…
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Ambiguity is your friend
This was the advice given by a wise professor on my first day of grad school over 20 years ago. I had no idea how important this would be or how often I would think of those words over the course of my career and my life. The world is uncertain. Business is too. So…
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The least important work stream…
Until it isn’t. How many times have you felt like your window to prepare folks for a change disappeared? For pretty much everyone trying to drive change, this is reality. For what seems like forever, we’re the last one on the agenda and at each update, the time runs out discussing the ‘more pressing’ items…
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Thanks
How often do you say thanks in the run of a day? “Thanks so much,” as you grab your pumpkin spice latte in the mobile order line. “Thanks, much appreciated,” to the person who held the door open as you followed them into your office building. “Thanks for taking the time,” as you kick off…
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Do you really have a choice?
You’re a leader in 2023. To achieve your goals and put a check next to your OKRs, you have to drive change. That isn’t a question. Without change, you’re standing still. There’s no improvement, growth, or innovation. There’s no next level. But there always seems to be a question about “if” you need change management.…
It's Change O'Clock Somewhere 