Mike Cardus
MARCH 5, 2023
Change management and organization development are widely used approaches to help organizations navigate change. We will explore the differences and similarities between change management and organization development, their appropriate use within organizations, and the popular frameworks associated with each approach.
LDRLB
AUGUST 18, 2011
Change is a complex process, but many organizational changes follow a common process. The idea to develop a model around this process was first pursued by sociologist Kurt Lewin. Lewin uses the image of an ice cube to explain how to change an organization: unfreeze-change-refreeze.
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Leading Blog
MARCH 5, 2020
Quinn on the connection between changing a system and understanding it: “Kurt Lewin argued that we cannot really begin to understand a system until we try to change it. You’ve got to have the resolve, the courage, and the fortitude to see change through that part of the process, because it’s the most difficult part of the transition.
LDRLB
AUGUST 18, 2011
Change is a complex process, but many organizational changes follow a common process. The idea to develop a model around this process was first pursued by sociologist Kurt Lewin. Lewin uses the image of an ice cube to explain how to change an organization: unfreeze-change-refreeze.
Let's Grow Leaders
MARCH 19, 2023
In larger groups, we often will gamify this process, by giving team members lightbulb stickers to “vote” for the best practices they resonate with the most. In the video, I describe a time-tested tool, Kurt Lewin’s Force field analysis that we use quite frequently in our leadership programs.
Great Leadership By Dan
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! Michael Lee Stallard presents Develop the Heart of a Champion posted at Michael Lee Stallard. posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.".
LDRLB
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
There is perhaps no change model more cited than John Kotter’s eight-stage change process. Kotter outlined an eight-stage process that leaders should take their organizations through when implementing change: Create a sense of urgency. Develop a short vision with the coalition and practice communicating it.
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