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Is leadership, and leading change, like leading a symphony?

What does this have to do with leading change? Well "change" is the riskiest and most pressing demand facing organizations and their leaders today - and the most significant of … [Read more...] about Is leadership, and leading change, like leading a symphony?

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Change Management conferences 2011

Interested in learning more about Change Management? Deepening skills and knowledge? Conferences are a great immersion experience.  Here are the ones currently listed for … [Read more...] about Change Management conferences 2011

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Social Media – why should we be paying attention and how does it apply?

Social Media (SM) is a scrum (1) now.  All kinds of organizations, agencies, management consulting firms and independents are converging on the topic and kicking it around trying … [Read more...] about Social Media – why should we be paying attention and how does it apply?

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What is THE critical organizational capability for 2011?

Well my vote won’t surprise - but this might - just before the recession hit (BTW are we back to this point yet?), Boston Consulting Group did a survey of 4700 executives in 83 … [Read more...] about What is THE critical organizational capability for 2011?

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What is THE critical leadership capability for 2011?

My vote goes to “Integrative Thinking” attributed to Roger Martin: “The ability to face constructively the tension of opposing ideas and, instead of choosing one at the expense of … [Read more...] about What is THE critical leadership capability for 2011?

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Must we really look at organizational culture to get ROI and sustainability?

I am almost done reading "Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture" by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn (renowned thought leaders in this space).  This book directly … [Read more...] about Must we really look at organizational culture to get ROI and sustainability?

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Strategic success into 2020 requires new social contracts with employees

In the transformational change that we support we are often asked (implicitly) to change the original 'contract' that employees 'signed up for'. This immediately positions a before … [Read more...] about Strategic success into 2020 requires new social contracts with employees