Guest blogging for Cognitive Edge
I took Cognitive Edge up on their offer to be a guest blogger. You’ll find my Cargo Cult post again there.
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Put your name on it!
Seth Godin, always adding sensible levity to a situation, asks bureaucrats to put a name on every policy. And, why not? Like Godin says, in small companies, you can find the owner, or the one woman in the marketing department. But, in an organization of 10,000 or 25,000, finding who wrote a document is harder,
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Heath Brothers and Switch
The Heath brothers (Chip and Dan) will soon have a new book out, Switch (due out February 16). Here’s a quick, new years resolution-themed look at their new book. I’m still working my way through their last book, Made to Stick.
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Change among the bureaucrats
Seth Godin shares the: Evolution of every medium Technicians who invented it, run it Technicians with taste, leverage it Artists take over from the technicians MBAs take over from the artists Bureaucrats drive the medium to banality While I agree this evolution is typical, it isn’t the end. I’ve seen an evolution go the other
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Seth Godin – Driving Change
You’ve got to love someone out encouraging others to drive change. Enjoy “Without Them” and “Welcome to the Frustration Decade (and the Decade of Change)”.
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It’s the journey
I’m typically an impatient person. But tell me a good story about an incredible (or even a mildly interesting) journey and I will sit in rapt attention. For example, I never get bored reading, watching or listening to anything about Lewis and Clark’s journey to the Pacific ocean. I think my fascination with any journey
Driving Change versus Driving People
Learning new things often requires learning new terms, especially when the old terms (e.g., leadership, change management) are overburdened with vague and contradictory definitions and descriptions. Through my work with large organizational change, I’ve learned that I need new terms to describe two very different change methods, driving change versus driving people. I’ve found driving
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Create opportunities for others
If you want to drive change, you’ll want to practice creating opportunities for others. The result of offering an opportunity can be big or small, but sometimes the result is amazing. Some say we learn best through stories, so I’ve included a few stories below the fold. The stories are pictures of what creating an
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I dare you to comment in 2010
As some of you have contacted me through other means and mentioned your nervousness at posting comments, I’m laying down a New Year’s challenge: I dare you to comment in 2010. Feel free to take me up on the dare at your earliest opportunity. Update: Note that I do have a filter on so the
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Cargo cult
If you don’t know what the term cargo cult means, you must. The stylized version of the story behind the term goes something like this: During World War II the Americans arrived on a Pacific island to build a supply station. On this island was a native population. When the Americans arrived the natives watched
