Tomorrow I’ll have the privilege to facilitate a team through a strengths discussion. I’m playing to my strengths when I’m talking a group through realizing that they have powerful strengths which they so desperately need to leverage for their own sakes and for the sake of their organizations. As I drove home today, my mind […]
Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming and look brighter when we come.” -Lord Byron, “Don Juan” If I were to step into a room where you were briefing a new change, I could tell in an instant whether you were driving change or driving people to change. Remember, driving
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All my Guiding Coalition pals out there will love Buy-In‘s appendix featuring a modified version of John Kotter’s 8-steps. This part, under “step 2: Build the guiding coalition” is one of my favorites: Because they feel a strong sense of urgency, these people are not forced by anyone to be a “committee” or a “task
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Back in March, after spending a week confined with my son to his hospital room, I wrote in my journal/blog idea notebook, I’ve now learned that prolonged stress, confined conditions and sleep deprivation shut down my interest in transmitting knowledge. I only have the energy to receive information. I cannot will myself to create anything.” Today
Years ago when I dined at a Capitol Hill eatery under the watchful eyes of the Democrat photos lining the walls, I learned the hard way to, when it matters, always ask twice. As I started my lovely dining experience I looked at the bread and wondered, “Is this bread topping a mixed grain blend
When Seth Godin tells you to offer your assumptions… Instead of arguing for a course of action based on the status quo or your emotional gut, describe the theory of the case. …he’s outlining the Model II portion of the research and teachings of Chris Argyris. If you want to improve your change driving skills,
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Jesus was telling them, “A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home.” – Mark 6:4 Don’t worry if your work group, your boss or your friends don’t understand the change you’re driving. Someday they will. For now, look for others who share a passion for your
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I’d written a blog post and filed it away, only to have the topic treated better in a newsletter article I read this weekend. First, I offer you my blog post, then a re-post of the newsletter article. Regardless which version gets the thought across to you, you’ll appreciate the idea if you’re driving change.
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A dear friend sent me this quote today: You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, and how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou Your thoughts?
Here’s a video of an actual cargo cult . It seems you can find anything on YouTube. Thanks Nancy for finding this video.
