I thought you might be interested in this short video that looks at the origins of Kurt Lewin’s famous 3 stage model of change (Unfreezing – Changing – Refreezing). [vcex_spacing size=”30px”] I was intrigued to find out that Lewin did not actually summarize his thinking about change in such simplistic terms (my respect for him […]
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This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the idea of real teams that
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This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the idea of real teams that
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This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the idea of real
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Congratulations – you’re now managing the team! Perhaps you are a new manager, or maybe you’ve taken on a different managerial role, and you find yourself facing a group – only they are your group, your people, your team… and they expect you to be their leader. So if management really is about achieving things
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Michael Randel, founder and Director of Randel Consulting Associates, has been identified as a “Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business” following a global process run by Trust Across America – Trust Around the World This list of Thought Leaders recognizes leaders and organizations whose efforts are helping create trustworthy organizations. Michael was named to
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I’ve been thinking about innovation, and how we can support and encourage fresh thinking in our organizations. Some of this comes from my interest in trying to better understand how organizations can renew themselves when their current business model is no longer supporting them in providing value to their stakeholders (see my recent posts on
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My recent posts have explored the theme of how organizations develop and, inevitably, decline. Almost all organizations end up closing their doors – some do this in a planned and graceful manner, some do it through managed mergers and acquisitions, and some do it abruptly and without much notice. While the end of an organization
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I commented in my last post about the ways in which organizations are like living systems, and how it can be helpful to anticipate these natural of and change in our organizational life. However, I was taken by surprise by some validation of this from an unexpected source… I was watching a TED Talk called
Companies can expect to die – unless they innovate! Read More »
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