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How to Change Culture with Technology
We almost failed! One of the first major change projects I led was an office automation system for Whirlpool. It was the company’s foray into automating the workplace. After a false start with lackluster results, we recognized that the technology required people to...
How can you accelerate forward when change gets tough?
Often, important projects reach a point where they stall, moving sideways for a time, or even backwards. This occasional drifting is typical when the mission is substantial. As change projects unfold, the details pile up, some elements don’t perform as hoped, and the...
You Are Not Listening to ME!
"You are not listening to me. I need you to pay attention." The irony of this is that I just completed listening to an online seminar by organizational culture guru, Edgar Schein. In the online seminar, he and his son talked about some of their books, and of...
It’s not a labor shortage, it’s a leadership shortage
Having trouble hiring and keeping employees these days? Look in the mirror. Two companies. Same industry. Within a few miles of one another. Similar number of employees. Similar skill requirements. Similar pay ranges. One has repeatedly complained of labor shortages....
Passion and Purpose Create Powerful Results
It was some of the best wine I have ever had from Michigan…maybe from anywhere. You know you have met a true artist when they have a tremendous passion for their product. When you can feel their resolve to create the absolute finest possible. When they personally...
Supporting Successful Change
Doug Berg is today’s guest blogger. How can you help build confidence in your change initiative? As a change leader, I’ve often heard it said that ”people don’t like change.” Yet, I’ve more often found a stronger emotion to be true. People embrace what they can feel...
Acceleration Requires Slowing Down
If you want to accelerate your growth, you need to slow down. People will not remember how fast you accomplished something. They will remember how well you did it, and how you made them feel when you were doing it. This is an old axiom that a colleague of mine shared...
Employee Centered Culture
Are you building a culture of encouragement? Building a high-performance culture is the most important work you will ever do as a leader. We often say that our people are our greatest assets. It takes effort and active leadership to build a highly productive culture...
How Philanthropy Leads to Growth
I was so nervous! Here I was, at age 16, giving my first speech ever. I stood in front of an audience of parents, school administration and several fellow students. We were participating in a National Honor Society induction meeting at my high school. The topic...
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