Change Management Reeview

C-suite executives tend to be good at launching major change initiatives. Rosy promises of the future benefits the change will bring coupled with stoic statements […]

In their June 2019 blog, ASQ (American Society for Quality) asked the question, How can an individual become a successful change leader? Robert Mitchell’s response […]

Mistakes happen. Then what? More often than not, avoidance of responsibility, cover-up, “fix it quick”, or the blame game take over. All of these are […]

As change practitioners, we know that having the right leadership for the initiatives we support is critical. The Center for Creative Leadership conducted a study […]

Peter Drucker wrote, “Culture eats change for breakfast.” As a change practitioner, you have likely been engaged to support “culture change” initiatives in the past. […]

Your sponsor seems to do it with some regularity. He shoots the messenger. Now you have a message to deliver, and it isn’t good news. […]

Sometimes the day-to-day work of a change practitioner can feel very routine. But especially as you take on more responsibility supporting major change initiatives, those […]

No matter what role you play in change, the ability to influence others is essential to your success. Influence is something that is earned over […]

If you are a change practitioner, transformation is a word that most likely permeates more and more of your conversations, more and more of your […]

Carmine Gallo knows a lot about communication. Among other things, he is the author of Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to […]

Research has shown that for most people, performance plateaus after a couple of years. This is true whether you are looking at job performance, performance […]

One of the first pieces of advice I heard as a change agent was “don’t work harder than your sponsor.” Whenever I’ve shared this, the […]