Read on to learn about adding another Critical Success Factor to put in place for your change work to work to the list of seven I have described in another article. I got an email last week from my wife. It was one of those notes that’s been forwarded across cyberspace until it finds its way into …
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I work with senior leaders in companies around the world. They lead organizations from very diverse industries. Some work in the private sector, others in the public. I have consulted with brand new CEO’s and those who have been in their position for a decade or more. They all have four things in common. They are almost …
The single greatest complaint I hear from people is that communication in their organization is lousy. I recently did a podcast on what to communicate to employees during the economic downturn. This article is about three good ways how to do that. People in them feel like they’re kept in the dark. Tough issues get glassed over. …
There’s lots to learn about how to create fast and lasting change from great sports coaches (see my post on the site about John Wooden’s Radical Leadership Style. I have known Bob Benwick for 15 years. We first worked together on a Real Time Strategic Change effort at a bank where he was the senior HR executive. …
Do you recognize yourself in any of these settings? You’re in a meeting or on a conference call, looking at your watch and wondering when it’s going to end; Your plate is too full, you’re staying late and working weekends…and the list seems to keep getting longer and longer; or… It’s hard to get people …
I’ve just returned from one of the best business trips in my life. This past week I: Logged more than 3,000 miles in the air, Flew to Indianapolis before getting in my rental car for an hour drive to my client Headed back to LA a couple of days later, Flew to San Jose the …
Large, complex, system-wide change is risky business. Real Time Strategic Change and the principles that guide this work ups the ante even further because it will make your future happen faster. When speed increases, your margin for error decreases. This article explains seven “must have’s” to ensure you succeed in all your RTSC work. Without …
In the last week I’ve been struck by similar messages from: T.J. Simers (former sports reporter for the LA Times); Martin Seligman (professor at Penn and former president of the American Psychological Association); Author, Marcus Buckingham Robert Aliota (the owner of Carolina Seal, a small company that makes custom-engineered parts for DuPont and John Deere); President Barack Obama; Former …
This question was raised recently in the “After Hours Chat Room” included in the Learning Series on Real Time Strategic Change I’m hosting. A little more background on the situation: “… there is a huge superstructure of management over this project who bring with them some rather set approaches to making things happen which create …
I’ve written another article here on the site about how solid leadership support is a critical success factor in any change effort. Given my focus on collaboration, large scale change here is Coaching leaders is one way to help build this support in which my clients and I have benefited from partnering with others. Bob and Bev Benwick are great partners since they …