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- My question, Steve, would be "why doesn't change work?" Why is it that change efforts are "ineffective," as you put it, beyond just ascribing it to semantics? My own gut...
- There is quite a bit of business literature out there already under the heading of 'change' or 'change management'. While the theme of 'change' is definitely relevant, the...
- Lately, I've been exploring the difference between outsider and insider perspectives. I think Peter nailed the insider perspective with how change feels to most like work, gets managed by...
- Hi Steve - Is this one of those word usage things? I think people generally have on their horizon (a) getting somewhere/accomplishing something and (b) improving, which may just be a subset of (a)....
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Sure you are. Me, too.
And why not? "They" have received performance reviews, performance feedback, 360 feedback, assessment center feedback, team feedback, and feedback about the validity of the feedback.
Then, "they" were exposed to workshops, seminars, leadership and management development programs.
It's reasonable to
This is for corporate types.
If you've ever sat around the table discussing who your "high potential" people are for the future, you may get a gnawing feeling that comes out of nowhere. So, here's a question:
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I implemented the new Disqus comment system last week. The idea was to allow commenters to see threads easier, "join" a community, blah blah blah.
Comments have actually decreased and I've even gotten an email or two from experienced bloggers who can't get their comments up.
Please tell me if what
A lot of HR and consulting folks are regular readers here, so I hope this is a helpful tip--or reminder.
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Wikis, video conferencing, in-house IM's and blogs...the list continues to grow when it comes to staying connected in the workplace.
I'm not sure--universally--how much of the available "connecting" technology is being used effectively or used at all in many organizations.
But I do know this: The next generation of workers will
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--<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 0.8em; COLOR: #666666">Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)</SPAN>Everyone is talented at something. Everyone.
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If you care about connecting the brain, heart, and soul, here's encouragement: David Rakel, M.D., is on the case.
Dr. Rakel talks about the importance of emotional experience in connecting with your audience. Listen for his science-based support as well as his call to the medical community to diagnose and treat from a different perspective.
If
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em">"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."</SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 0.8em">--Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)</SPAN>
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I switched accounting firms a few years ago.
At income tax time, the CPA asked me for <span style="font-style: italic;">O</span>ccupation. I waxed poetic about consulting and the kinds of clients that I have.
He filled in the blank with "Salesman."
He was right. So much for my "boutique CEO" self-delusion.
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="bodybold">--William James</span></span>
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<SPAN id=intelliTXT>Dr. Ellen Weber at Brain Based Businessrecently asked:</SPAN>
<SPAN id=intelliTXT>"Are you aware that the human brain comes equipped with
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"Change isn't what's really happening anymore. No one cares. Don't do it."
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