Author Archives: John

Initiating Change: Some Pretty Good Ps

Thinking of starting a major change effort? What to improve your margin? Put your company on the right track? Become a market leader? Survive the economic downturn? Keep in mind that a successful change effort starts with two critical requirements. … Continue reading

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Don’t Talk About ROI, but the Cost of Continuing as We Are

The first step in an effective change effort is the business case. Unfortunately, it's easy to get caught in the trap of establishing a case for Return on Investment, and that's the wrong place to start. Don't get me wrong. … Continue reading

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Six Ways to Build a Dysfunctional Organization

I've traveled around a lot of organizations, and seen some wonderfully-creative ways they can be disabled in their intent to improve or to achieve their goals. Here's a recipe from a cross-section of organizations I've seen over the past few … Continue reading

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What we can learn from change

Change is hard, but it doesn't have to be.  It's instructive too. The instruction comes from what we think of as "resistance" to change.  If you keep in mind that whenever we feel resistance, it tells us we are stuck.  … Continue reading

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