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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • How to Successfully Merge Department or Company Cultures

    Aug 2013 For a project to end successfully, it must begin successfully and this statement could not be more true and the stakes higher then when it comes to any kind of merger or restructure. Long before the CEO’s are finished signing the final documents, the employees of each department or company have already started…

  • Successful Strategic Plan Implementation: How to go from Planning to Action

    Aug 2013   Strategic plans don’t go from plan to action on their own as most people think–or rather, hope. A strategic plan is a simple document or road map. People must be learn new behaviors and take actions not previously committed to implement a successful strategic plan. Much like people must take roads not…

  • How to Learn from Downturns, Corrections and, yes, even Recessions

    Aug 2013 During difficult times, why do some firms grow and prosper while others decline and die out? I believe the answer lays in the ability to manage change. Some people see threats and change as what they have to give up. Others see them as opportunities. These “opportunists” see change as a time when things are…

  • How to Overcome Business Hardship & Succeed

    Aug 2013   Overview Henry Ford’s businesses failed and left him flat broke five times before he founded Ford Motor Company, R.H. Macy started seven businesses and failed at each one before  he found the right combination, Soichiro Honda was turned down as an engineer at Toyota, was jobless for quite a while then created…

  • Barriers to Effective Communication

    Aug 2013 Substandard employee, department & organizational performance is often directly related to poor communication, but blamed on other superficial symptoms. Removing these barriers relies on trust, brutal yet empathic honesty, and achieving joint objectives. This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… Team members communicate poorly. Conflict is reduced between…

  • Strategic Plan & Project Implementation How to Create Ownership

    This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… An “us versus them” culture has been created and will not relent. People grasp the issues. Individuals and departments are aligned around a common purpose. People understand both the difficulties and the opportunities inherent in change. Goal-oriented, positive atmosphere and attitudes are…

  • Silence is Deadly

    I had been working with a group of managers and their director on preparing for some major restructuring within their large school district. A lot was going to be happening very soon and we wanted to be prepared. We all knew too well, that once it all started, any problems would be costly and would…

  • Improved Communication: Check for Understanding

    August 2013 Throughout history, many great communicators have mused about how difficult it is for people to effectively communicate — even those who speak the same language! Some scholars cite how subtle differences in age and style can potentially create real challenges in successful communication. Case in point might be the stereotypical communication challenges faced…

  • Workplace: Cars Boats and Setting Goals

    Cars and boats are wonderful for transporting people from point A to point B. However, both of these machines are technically worthless without a device to steer them in a precise direction. Humans are similar; we are beautiful creatures capable of many things and yet without a device to steer or guide us we can…

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