Three Antidotes to Face Disruption
Disruption has three main “viruses” or challenges organizations face when dealing with accelerated change. Regardless of the kind of industry, size of business or location, our experience shows us that disruption impacts individuals and organizations in the way you live, the way you engage with others, and the way you do business.
Disruption – Are You Ready for It?
Disruption here, disruption there, disruption everywhere… It’s a buzzword, but what does it really mean? I define disruption as the speed in which change happens, the acceleration it takes, and how fast it impacts other parts of the system. “The butterfly effect at the speed of light” — it alters the way you live, the […]
Change/innovation is Easier When…We See That Our Current Level of Expertise Has a Short Shelf Life
Change is easier when…we can see our knower mindset not knowing a thing. In successful corporations, we value knowledge “knowledge is power,” as they say.
The Influence of Emotions in Leadership
Emotions strongly influence decision-making, creativity and interpersonal relationships. And yet many leaders are uncomfortable with the topic of emotions or are unaware of its influence and impact on leadership, organizational culture and performance. Conscious, courageous leaders are aware of the power that emotions hold. They harness it and make it work for them.
Seven Conscious Project Management Capabilities for Today’s “New Normal”
Times have changed. The last 20 years have brought as much change as the previous 50 years combined. This increasingly rapid change has created new challenges for today’s modern enterprise. Do you feel it? This new context or “new normal” is characterized by something experts have come to call, “Living in a VUCA world.” LIVING […]
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
Now that we have busted the belief that you need everyone on board in order to start a culture transformation process, we will add an additional layer to that belief — the belief or myth that you need to start such a process at the top, with the most senior leaders, the CEO or the […]
All Aboard? The Culture Train Doesn’t Need to be Full to Leave the Station
As we referred to in our first article, culture is everywhere, just like the air we breathe. The problem is that we forgot. The second layer to this is that we often hear that people need to “start” working on the culture. However, the culture has always been there and is continuously influenced by everyone […]
Culture Change: Make it Simpler. Make it Happen.
Understanding how culture is created and how it influences employees can become a lever as you work on culture change in your organization. The more and more we talk with people in organizations, in HR, Senior Leaders or CEOs, they all feel it’s hard to make all this change happen at the speed they expect. Many times it looks more like a burden than a great opportunity. How can we make culture change simpler? How can we make it happen?
Innovation (Change) is Easier When…Your Business is More Conscious Than William Hung
Innovation (Change) is easier when we’re able to move from unconsciously incompetent to consciously competent.
Shifting from Unilateral Control to Mutual Learning
by Fred Kofman The unilateral control model The world of American business operates under a set of mental models. Chris Argyris and Don Schön call it “Model I”; Diana Smith and Robert Putnam refer to it as the “unilateral control model.” This model has been the guiding philosophy that has shaped the code of acceptable […]