Yesterday I got into a great conversation about the work of Chris Argyris. Today I thought I’d post the links to all my previous posts on his work. Yes, this is the cheating way to blog. Or, I could call it blog recycling and feel like I’m saving the planet. Either way, enjoy. Argyris is
For things to change, we must change. For things to get better, we must get better.” – Heidi Wills
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When times are tough, and you think others will never join you in your change, keep believing in yourself, in your ability to show through your actions that the change is possible, and in your light that you shine into the world. Tough times are dark times. Be the light that others follow to get
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One person who wants something is a hundred times stronger than a hundred who want to be left alone.” – Barbara Ward
I’m excited to share with you a recent video from John Kotter describing his Accelerate model and why it is desperately needed today. I’ve been privileged to lead a transformational change group leveraging this model for the past six years. It works. It’s amazing. I’m glad the world is finally getting a chance to see
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What makes a company great is not primarily its top leaders, but the quality of its innumerable everyday ones.” – John Holmes This week’s quote is dedicated to those innumerable everyday leaders out there. You make the world turn and I, for one, am deeply grateful. What change shall we drive this week? I’m sure
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A team where everyone wants to be there is so much more powerful than one where even one of the members has to be there. Find a way to field a team entirely of volunteers and you’ll have a nearly unstoppable force. Simplest way to field that team: Ask people if they’d like to join.
In an attempt to keep change efforts relevant to large numbers of people, we keep the language generic and accessible. The problem with this approach is that some changes call for specific language with specific meanings in order to make sense of what is really happening. You wouldn’t troubleshoot a complex electrical system by referring
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” – W. Edwards Deming This is a useful quote to remember when you catch yourself thinking, “Surely they will see the need to change, if only for self-preservation.” Nope. We all have a choice and some people use theirs to avoid the changes that will
When you are implementing something new, chances are good that you’ll get into a conversation about what to call things. Should we use the new word that we’ve found (e.g., kata or buffer or mental model)? Or, should we use a word that we already know? If you use a word you already know, then
