• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Gail SeveriniGail Severini

Symphini Change Management Inc

  • Home
  • About
    • Bio
    • What’s New?
  • The Symphini OutPerform Model
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact

- Innovation

February 13, 2014 By Gail

What is leadership’s responsibility for driving and sustaining a nimble organization? Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 2 of 3

What is leadership’s responsibility for driving and sustaining a nimble organization? Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 2 of 3

Daryl Conner’s extensive thought leadership on creating nimble organizations has the potential to breathe new life into the dinosaurs of the Fortune 1000 and S&P 500. As a … [Read more...] about What is leadership’s responsibility for driving and sustaining a nimble organization? Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 2 of 3

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives Tagged With: Culture, Organization Development, Strategy

February 6, 2014 By Gail

The strategic imperative of the “nimble organization” and why it seems to be a mirage. Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 1 of 3

The strategic imperative of the “nimble organization” and why it seems to be a mirage. Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 1 of 3

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson After the “Evolution of Change Management” series with Jennifer Frahm … [Read more...] about The strategic imperative of the “nimble organization” and why it seems to be a mirage. Interview with Daryl Conner, Chairman, Conner Partners. Post 1 of 3

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives Tagged With: Culture, Organization Development, Strategy

November 21, 2013 By Gail

Is Strategy Execution the “new black”?

Is Strategy Execution the “new black”?

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." —Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) As … [Read more...] about Is Strategy Execution the “new black”?

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: Change Management, Methodology, Planning, Projects, Transformation

May 23, 2013 By Gail

The fight of our lives: innovation leadership

The fight of our lives: innovation leadership

“America is NOT the greatest country in the world anymore…We are 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median … [Read more...] about The fight of our lives: innovation leadership

Filed Under: - Innovation, - Leadership, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives Tagged With: Changes That Matter, Leadership, Strategy

April 6, 2013 By Gail

Breakthrough innovation is uncomfortable―get through it. Post 2

Breakthrough innovation is uncomfortable―get through it. Post 2

“Be careful what you ask for cause you just might get it.” Refrain from “When I Grow Up” by The Pussycat Dolls Many organizations are chasing the “innovation” strategy. We want … [Read more...] about Breakthrough innovation is uncomfortable―get through it. Post 2

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: LinkedIn, Transformation

March 30, 2013 By Gail

Breakthrough innovation is “simplicity on the far side of complexity.” Post 1

Breakthrough innovation is “simplicity on the far side of complexity.” Post 1

“I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my right arm for the simplicity on the far side of complexity.”―Oliver Wendell Holmes What does … [Read more...] about Breakthrough innovation is “simplicity on the far side of complexity.” Post 1

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Leadership, - People Change Management, - Strategy and Imperatives, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: Leadership, LinkedIn, Strategy, Transformation

January 1, 2013 By Gail

Honk if you love change. Quotes and resources on innovation.

Honk if you love change. Quotes and resources on innovation.

I love innovation. I have spent about half my career immersed in new product development, some in the hyper-change environment of start-ups. I hope you are inspired, moved, by the … [Read more...] about Honk if you love change. Quotes and resources on innovation.

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management Tagged With: Change Management, LinkedIn, Strategy

February 2, 2012 By Gail

Library—Great resources on Strategy Execution as at May2022

Library—Great resources on Strategy Execution as at May2022

We all have a “library” of resources we’ve read that have shaped our thinking and practice. These are my favorite books and the ones I reference regularly.  My top few are in … [Read more...] about Library—Great resources on Strategy Execution as at May2022

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - CM Resources, - Innovation, - Leadership, - Marketing, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Project Management, - Strategy and Imperatives, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: Agile, Agility, books, Change Management, LinkedIn, Planning, Professional Development, Projects, reading, Strategy

January 21, 2012 By Gail

Internal social media – engaging your organization – a status check (Part 2 of 2)

Are organizations leveraging internal social media today? According to media reports, internal social media is beginning to get traction: “As social networks increasingly dominate … [Read more...] about Internal social media – engaging your organization – a status check (Part 2 of 2)

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: Change Management, Commitment, Resistance, ROI, Social Media, Vision

January 12, 2012 By Gail

Internal social media – engaging your organization – a status check (Part 1 of 2)

What if our organization was energized? If everyone understood the vision and the strategy and contributed enthusiastically to moving us forward? How would we talk to each other?  … [Read more...] about Internal social media – engaging your organization – a status check (Part 1 of 2)

Filed Under: - Change Execution, - Innovation, - Organization Change Management, - People Change Management, - Strategy Execution Tagged With: Change Management, Commitment, Resistance, Strategy, Vision

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Don’t fall for this year’s shiney new ball
  • Getting Commitment to Enterprise Change STILL Starts with All Leaders
  • Change Frameworks for VUCA – VUCA strategy requires different execution mindsets, approaches and capabilities
  • One size does NOT fit all – Change Management is NOT the right approach for ALL change
  • The higher calling – Time for Change Practitioners to become Agents of Change

Search by Category

  • – About (3)
  • – Change Execution (81)
  • – CM Resources (21)
  • – Innovation (49)
  • – Leadership (35)
  • – Marketing (5)
  • – Organization Change Management (114)
  • – People Change Management (130)
  • – Personal change (19)
  • – Personal Reflections (39)
  • – Professional Development (43)
  • – Project Management (35)
  • – Strategy and Imperatives (65)
  • – Strategy Execution (68)
  • Agility (1)
  • COVID-19 (7)
  • Uncategorized (4)

Footer

  • Linkedin
  • Email
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2025 · Symphini Change Management, Inc. · Privacy Policy · Sitemap