What you choose to change and how you choose to change are two separate questions. The first question is best answered by the people who are closest to the work. The second question is best answered in partnership with a professional who has studied and implemented rapid change techniques. It is important to celebrate what […]
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There isn’t a leadership shortage. There is a belief shortage. You are a leader. You can lead. Believe it. You can start the path that leads to better, faster, safer, and happier. Overcoming the crisis of belief requires you to stop putting your faith in others in your organization and start the change with yourself
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The system is more under your control than your people are, so focus your actions where you have the most leverage. Drive change, not people. Results will quickly follow.
In my Change Agent Essentials classes I’m often asked how to quickly eliminate people’s resistance to change. Here’s the simple method I offer, after making sure the person asking first clearly understands the importance of driving change not driving people. I call this method 5 Steps to Change Perspectives & Dissolve Resistance. Step 1: Invite all the
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Thanks to Kendall Lott for producing a great series of podcasts titled, “Project Manager Point of View (PM-POV).” Thanks to PMIWDC for hosting them. Thanks to Michael Hannan for introducing me to Kendall and the podcasts. If you’re looking for thought-provoking, brilliantly produced, quick podcasts to get your creative project manager ideas flowing, check out
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If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, “I can’t afford to attend.” That’s the first thing I hear when I ask people, “Will you join me at Accelerate Results 2016?” People from a wide range of organizations and industries all respond the same. Now, most of these people don’t even know
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Now is the time to connect with the information you want. Stop waiting for the information to find you. Here are some ideas to get you started: Subscribe to the leading magazine covering a topic you’re curious about. Write to a blogger or an author that you’ve always wanted to ask a question. Ask a friend
When are you going to write your book?” – Bob Steinmetz Every time I talk to him, my friend Bob asks me the same question. Over the years my answer has evolved from, “Someday,” to “Soon,” to “Maybe next month.” I’m happy to announce today that my answer is, “Now.” I started writing my book
Each person learns differently, so I know poking around the old posts on this site might not be for you. Why not learn more about Driving Change via several videos captured over the past two years? My April K. Mills YouTube channel has links to many of the videos of my speeches from the past two
In our modern world, organizations are routinely bending nature to their will for our benefit. Yet, this control doesn’t transfer to the routines of organizational life. We plan project portfolios using metrics we know aren’t effective, conduct annual performance appraisals that achieve little, and spend months to fill vacancies even though candidates are readily available. We can
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