I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to making progress. If I’ve got a goal in my head, I have a deep down need to feel as if I’m getting closer to that goal. I hate–HATE–going backward. Yet, I know that going backward is sometimes the route I must take to get to my goal. Every change, […]
In sports you hear a lot about momentum. Which team has the momentum? Did the other team just steal the momentum? You don’t hear the word momentum much in organizations. You hear it in organizations that are driving change. Why? Because when you talk about wins and you chart your progress toward your destination, you
In 2001 Pixar released the movie Monsters, Inc. In the movie, a monster world is electrically powered by the energy collected from children’s screams. Each night after kids around the world go to bed, scare teams are sent through closet doors to collect scream energy. As the movie goes along we follow a star employee,
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What should you do when you find out someone else is working on a change just like yours? Create a partnership. Ask the other group how you and your urgent friends or coworkers can pair with them to achieve your mutual goal. Offer your team’s strengths and ask to merge your groups together. If they
Have you ever played the game Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon? In the game one player names an actor. The other player has to walk through a sequence of movies from the first actor to another then another to eventually reach a movie with Kevin Bacon in it. Over at The Oracle of Bacon you
The key to succeeding with any implementation: change your behaviors. Stop driving people and start driving change. It really is that simple.
It’s amazing what happens when you start out conversations with words like, “I’d love to partner with you, and here’s what I think I can bring to the table.” I love to watch the look in people’s eyes the first time they are approached by someone driving change. Either they have this wave of joy
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Don’t let Charlie Sheen steal the term “winning” from all of us. Remember to claim your wins as you drive your change. Claiming wins shows us our progress. Claiming wins elevates our spirits. Claiming wins propels us forward. No matter how small, remember to claim a win this week. It may be just the boost
People won’t always tell you what they really think of your change even when you ask them, “Please tell me what you really think of my change.” There are piles of reasons why someone could think/feel/believe it is right for them to not be honest with you. You can’t change their thinking/feeling/believing by wishing they
Have you ever noticed in your organization that the words and behaviors aren’t aligned? Some people call this not “walking the talk.” Chris Argyris, in his book Flawed Advice and the Management Trap, provides a rapid timeline of how this misalignment is often hidden within an organization. He says, 1. Managers state an inconsistent message
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