leading change – Plus Delta 314

Some of you got excited when you saw cocktail in the title above, didn’t you? You figured, “Finally, somebody agrees with me—a little liquid social lubricant can go a long way to getting people to loosen up and talk…” Slow down there, Norm. We’re not heading for Cheers. That’s a different conversation. But I’ll give you this much:…

When your employees voice a problem, split off the complainer from the complaint to get at the real issue (For my previous thoughts on workplace problems and a drama-free workplace, see People are the Problem and Solve it with Structure.) We live in an age of outrage. Whatever it is—jobs, schools, restaurants, auto repair, retail…

blocks with the letters of S T A B I L I T Y

“All I want is stability!” But really, what is “stability”? Why do you want it? And more importantly, how do you achieve it?

Layers that Build Success Now, let’s take a look now at how the ACMP Standard actually fits into the layers. As I mentioned, the ACMP Standard has a layered structure. Starting at the highest conceptual level, it details the change process all the way down to day-to day tactical steps for implementation—which all map out…

Layers of Change Lately, in the change management initiatives I’ve worked on, I’ve noticed more and more leaders who feel anguished and anxious because they believe they should be at a certain point in the change process—a point they still haven’t reached yet. So I’ve found myself more and more having to explain that the…

Shift the project teams perspective and Drive Collaborative Change

This is a blog on how to manipulate people using words. We keep hearing we should empower people to use the new system, lose weight, advance their careers, etc but I’ve recently read only 3% of any audience is ready to be empowered or influenced. If they were empowered they could do it on their…

CRM User adoption isn’t about driving system usage. It isn’t about training. It isn’t about the tool or the business processes, ROI, costs, or revenue. It is about behavior modification. Think of the characteristics of your BEST employee. What are the 3 behaviors that describe why they are the best? As a leader what you…

Change isn’t hard and if I hear one more person at a conference on user adoption say it is, I might just scream! Change isn’t hard, doing what someone else wants that isn’t in alignment with your values and beliefs is. What do I mean by this? If you WANT to do something you will.…

The final P is perhaps the hardest… perpetuate. If your like me you’ve got the drive, the willpower, the get up and go but you also have to have stamina. The reason you are motivated to take action in the first place is because you are trying to move away from something. This is the…

Posts Tagged ‘leading change’

The Communications Cocktail

The Real Problem Isn’t The One They’re Complaining About

The Three-Legged Stool

Layers of Change

Three Sins to Derail Successful Change

The Power of Perspective

Manipulation or Communication?

Behavior modification NOT CRM User Adoption

Change isn’t Hard

5 Ps of Successfully Navigating Change- Day 5

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