Zen and the Art of Change
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” ― Robert Frost Part of the January ritual that society seems to have developed is this concept of New Year’s resolutions and the concept that we should develop new habits. i wondered where it […]
Read More Choosing a Habit“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me. ” ― Anaïs Nin This blog was originally going to be called “New Year, Old Habits, New Habits, New Beginnings” but I realised two things. Firstly, […]
Read More New Year, new resolutions and tips on how not to fail“Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed; the culture reflects the realities of people working together every day.” Frances Hesselbein, The Key to Cultural Transformation, Leader to Leader (Spring 1999) In the last post, I talked about the biggest positive impact in enabling change, Agility, […]
Read More Management of Change – final research part – Enabling people to changeEven those who fancy themselves the most progressive will fight against other kinds of progress, for each of us is convinced that our way is the best way.” Louis L’Amour (The Lonely Men) In the last post, I talked about the accumulated impact of the change and that there is one driver of employee change […]
Read More Management of Change – Latest research part 4 – Agility is the Key“The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.” John P. Kotter [Leading Change] In the last post, I talked about the impact of change and time that it takes to recover from the change. […]
Read More Management of Change – Latest research part 3 – Accumulated Impacts“Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have—and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up.”— James Belasco and Ralph Stayer Flight of the Buffalo (1994) Continuing the outcome from the Corporate Executive Board webinar, this article is on four categories of change success and measuring the […]
Read More Management of Change – Latest research part 2 of 5 – Change Burn Out“One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment.” Robert E. Quinn One of the aspects of working in a B2B – Business 2 Business – service organisation, is that there are organisations and research that the company I work for subscribes to and […]
Read More Management of Change – Latest research part 1 – Embracing Change
Martin Summerhayes 