The Office Blend Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

1 is setting — micro-nourishing one day, one hour, one minute at a time — an effective people-truly-first, innovate-or-die, excellence-or-bust corporate culture.” – Tom Peters. The ability of an organization to respond effectively in times of crisis is paramount. John Kotter. “CEO job No. Happy reading.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. Simply put, culture drives performance.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It is vital to develop the capacity to learn from your environment. Information overload is the management crisis of the 21stcentury. In a complex world where predictability is impossible and innovation and risk are necessary to survive and thrive, mistakes are not only acceptable, but welcome. But how is this done?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Department of Veterans Affairs was in crisis. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change. The crisis that emerged in the Phoenix VA was triggered by the pursuit of a 14-day wait time goal for all appointments. In 2014, the U.S.

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