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Putting it all Together to Ensure a Successful Transformation

Most people are wired to thrive in either high-velocity change environments or steady-as-she-goes maintenance environments – rarely both. The trouble with transformational change is that, generally speaking, it affects everyone. If the secret to driving structural change is rigorous management, the secret to driving people change is emotional engagement. This work begins with a stakeholder […]

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Spotlight on execution: What it really takes to get transformation done

Leadership, Management, Strategy

Peter Senge nailed it in his seminal book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (1990), when he pointed out that the gravity of the status quo is overwhelmingly more powerful than the drive to change. We have seen leaders and teams get excited about and articulate a future state,

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Five Lessons Learned from Leading Transformational Change

Leadership

We’ve heard the quote: “When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.” This simple, yet profound, idea is credited to U.S. Army General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr., who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War and later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Now that was a man who understood

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Communication Coaching for CEOs

Leadership, Self Governance

One thing is clear about communication in organizations: The more senior you are, the more amplified your message will be. That’s because employees, customers and shareholders know that the farthest-reaching strategies and decisions are made at the highest levels. And it is simply human nature that we are inherently interested in how these strategies and

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