The Future Remains to Be Seen What will you look like in five years? Have you thought hard about that? What will you be doing? Who will your friends be? How will you be different in five years than you are today? If you are like most, you will [...]
My first big change management project was changing careers to enter the field of change management consulting. I had a meaningful career in education in a variety of roles. When I think about it, two specific jobs come to mind in regard to change management: working with post-secondary schools [...]
It's Your Fault, Again Improper leadership is the number one cause of large, failed efforts. I bet this is not the first time you have heard that, and yet large efforts continue to fail, and the culprit is always the leader (or leaders) in charge. There is no question [...]
Burning Bridges In life and relationships, I eschew burning bridges. However, with organizations, sometimes that is the difficult call leaders must make. The provenance of our often-used phrase, “burning a bridge,” likely comes from military strategy. If a leader wanted their troops fully-committed to the end goal, they would [...]
A Pivotal Moment in Time Have you ever lost something (or someone) that was very important to you? How did that make you feel? What was your mental state? How did you behave during that time? Experiences like this are never pleasant to recall, but they are defining. Whether [...]
Part 2: The Scope of Change Management As more clarity is given in regard to change management to clients and organizations it speaks to improving how change resources are leveraged and increases the likelihood of success. That is crucial in regard to the implementation of the remaining elements of [...]
Change Management is not meant to be a closely guarded secret, yet few understand the full extent of its application and impact. This two-part blog series is aimed at clarifying the role of change management and how to recognize and understand the best applications for a multitude of situations, [...]
Brace Yourself! This Wave Is Going to Be Big Sometimes we find the need to transform an organization — and sometimes the need finds us. I spent the better part of last year helping a major oil and gas company transform one of its business units. The business unit’s [...]
Most of the discussions on solutions to climate change are too centred on renewable energy and electric vehicles. That is why Paul Hawken in his recent book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever…
As a woman who has lived through the civil rights and women’s movements from the sixties to the present, Melinda Gates’ study on gender equality in tech companies brings disappointing news on both fronts. “Unsurprisingly, the gender gap in computing degrees translates to a gender gap in the tech [...]