Conventionally powered change runs on the force of driving people. It takes years, has a high failure rate (sources vary in the actual %, but individual experience can attest that it fails more often than we’d like) and leaves you depleted of funds, morale, and good will. Unconventional change runs […]
Change: What makes it run? What keeps it running? Read More »
Middle Managers. That’s the most often given answer to the question, “Who most resists change in your organization?” It would be easy to go along with the crowd and turn middle managers into the villains of our change story, but something doesn’t seem right. It seems too easy to scapegoat them, individually and collectively. Instead,
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Responsibility is a unique concept… You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you… If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the
Sadly, I’ve watched many centralized change teams (e.g., Lean Offices, Agile Groups, Morale Committees) die organizational deaths. Much of the suffering prior to their demises has been at their own hands, though I doubt they would ever see it that way. Hence, I offer my perspective as another version of the story that may prompt
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Are you struggling with how to enact empowerment in a project? Want a framework to help you have an effective conversation about how to integrate empowerment with development and teamwork? Try this new framework I’ve put together, merging my work and David Marquet’s Ladder of Leadership. The Authorization Tiers debuted publicly at the New Trends
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Want a change in 2017? Seeking a way to create it? Why not try the Change Agent Essentials, explained vividly in Everyone is a Change Agent? Change takes time. Why not start today?
2017 – The Year of Change? Read More »
Tonight I watched the U.S. presidential debate. I also watched and read some of the posts on Twitter and Facebook. I’m convince now more than ever that we need to move beyond the habit of storing our hopes and dreams for our future in our presidential candidates. We need to stop fighting each other, yelling
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Even if I wanted to stop the changes in my life, I don’t think I could. My kids are growing up, and with their growth comes new lessons for me as a parent. My career is expanding into new assignments and new locations: constant change and a different type of growth. And now I’ve added
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My graduation, first from high school, then from college. My wedding day. The birth of my first, second, third, then fourth child. These were the days I’ve looked forward to most in my life. After those moments, I was most looking forward to today: the day I became a published author. I’ve been looking forward
Engine For Change has a new look, in preparation for the upcoming publication of Everyone is a Change Agent, my first book. So, expect new features and added content to start populating the renovated site. Huge thanks to Tracie Lee for pair programming with me tonight. I’m a more confident web master thanks to your
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