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 …
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 …
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 …
