Gail SeveriniGail Severini

Symphini Change Management Inc

Burning Platform

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Change Frameworks for VUCA – VUCA strategy requires different execution mindsets, approaches and capabilities

I got hooked this morning reading and thinking about how change is changing and how we can be more effective as leaders and as practitioners providing guidance to leaders. It … [Read more...] about Change Frameworks for VUCA – VUCA strategy requires different execution mindsets, approaches and capabilities

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When Harvard professors duke it out – the ugly debate on Clayton Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation

If you have missed it, the gladiators at Harvard Business School are duking it out this week. You really must catch up. Here’s the plot line: May 31st Harvard University is … [Read more...] about When Harvard professors duke it out – the ugly debate on Clayton Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation

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What is “Change Management”? And, is definition important?

Ask 10 people "what is change management?" and you will get 10 very different answers.  So YES definition is important! Many Leaders come to the term "Change Management" and … [Read more...] about What is “Change Management”? And, is definition important?

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How can you change your organization’s culture? Book Review: “Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture (1)

If you recognize that your organization needs either a wholesale culture change (as Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop expressed this week (2)) or tweaking in certain units, this book will … [Read more...] about How can you change your organization’s culture? Book Review: “Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture (1)

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Fatal assumptions and setting projects up for success

"If we always do what we always did, we'll always get what we always got" - True and so what?  Well, often (usually) we need to move ourselves and our people out of comfortable … [Read more...] about Fatal assumptions and setting projects up for success

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New Year’s Resolutions 2010 – tips

Jan 1st 2010. Toronto, Ontario.  Wonderful.  There is nothing like a blank slate at the beginning of the year.  No mistakes, yet, to regret and 365 days of promise ahead.  New … [Read more...] about New Year’s Resolutions 2010 – tips

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Part 3: Re-inventing your career using Change Management Best Practices – Overcoming the barriers

Okay, so now we understand the emotional roller coaster of change (Part 1), and we put together a Change Plan (Part 2) to get us energized. That sounded great.  So what holds us … [Read more...] about Part 3: Re-inventing your career using Change Management Best Practices – Overcoming the barriers

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Beyond the “burning platform” – advancements in Change Management

Thought leadership continues to advance the discipline. And occasionally, we dare to challenge the ‘sacred cows’ of our own discipline. In this post we look at the “burning … [Read more...] about Beyond the “burning platform” – advancements in Change Management