As we come under greater pressure to achieve more with less, our workloads increase and our to-do lists get longer. Under such circumstances, it’s common for us to put everything else to one side, so that we can focus on the more urgent tasks. It’s a temporary situation, we tell ourselves. Things will calm down soon and we’ll get everything back on track. But we’re wrong.
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The No. 1 way to embed positive change
The toughest part of improving how organisations do things isn’t identifying the problem. Or finding a new way of doing things that addresses the problem. Or even getting people to do things the new way. The toughest part is stopping people from doing things the old way.
Continue reading “The No. 1 way to embed positive change”Find the cause, fix the problem
All organisations encounter problems from time to time. But it’s all too common for us to focus on attributing blame, rather than on getting to the bottom of what’s gone wrong. This wastes time, money and effort. It also doesn’t solve the actual problem. But there is another way.
Continue reading “Find the cause, fix the problem”My killer question
Whether I’m helping an organisation to address a corporate challenge, a coaching client to deal with a professional conundrum or a friend to work through a personal dilemma, there’s one killer question that never fails to cut through the noise and to show us what we’re really dealing with.
Continue reading “My killer question”Change doesn’t just happen
I was listening to the radio whilst driving to see one of my clients yesterday morning and the presenter and his guests were talking about organisational change. Specifically, they were exploring the reasons why so many organisational initiatives fall flat. Why they fail completely to bring about the positive change that they seek. And sometimes even manage to make things worse.
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