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  • How to Coach & Manage People Through Change

    August 2013   This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… People attend meetings, but they clearly aren’t working together nor are they working toward the same goals.Some people are overly cautious and quiet while others are playing a silent game of tug-o-war. Problems, both spoken and unspoken, are discussed…

  • How to Manage Organizational Change

    August 2013   This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… We find ourselves re-doing our project plan and spinning our wheels. People are not working as a team. Increased cross-functional collaboration and communication. Higher degrees of participation from all members, at all levels. Less “failure work;” problems solved the…

  • Innovate Or Die

    August 2013 This article was written back in 2007 in the beginning of the recession, its principles still apply today. What do organizations, such as those in the publishing industry, need to do to ensure survival, readership, and jobs for their people and provide a service to their communities? The publishing industry is at a…

  • 10 Steps to Personal and Professional Growth

    August 2013 1. Awareness 2. Dissatisfaction 3. Affirmation 4. Responsibility 5. Personalized Goal 6. Demoralization 7. Intention 8. Action 9. Self-Support 10. Sustained Change. An Established Habit First, think of something you can do so well that you can teach another other person how to do it. Second, now think about the stages you went…

  • Hiring Employees: The Four Requirements

    August 2013   Most people look at previous employment history and skill sets to decide on candidate selection. Although past history and skills can be decent indicators of future work, it is far wiser to look at this process through a different set of lenses. Each job actually calls for four major areas to be…

  • US versus THEM, Incorporated

    August 2013 Overview An overwhelming majority of organizations have inadvertently created “us versus them” cultures. These organizations have turned much of their focus and resources away from serving the customer and directed it toward in-fighting and power struggles. Businesses I work with often have good products and services, but are on the brink of going…

  • Types of Conflict Resolution & How you can Benefit

    August 2013 This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… Job stress and burnout are on the rise; absenteeism and turnover are increasing. Talent retention is on the rise. Higher and more consistent morale exists. Stress is reduced and communication is more open among people at all levels. Distrust and…

  • How to Create an Office Environment where Change Initiatives can Flourish

    Aug 2013 How to create an office environment where change initiatives can flourish This is where you are, but… THIS is where you WANT to be… We find ourselves re-doing our project plan and spinning our wheels. People are not working as a team. Increased cross-functional collaboration and communication. Higher degrees of participation from all members,…

  • 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…