Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The following post is a preview excerpt from “ Up is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Career Mobility ” by Beverly Kaye, Lindy Williams, and Lynn Cowart, with permission from Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2017). As downsizing, restructuring and delayering took hold in the late 1980’s, old ladders became largely inaccessible.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

This is a short-term aggravation, and though it may thrash earnings for the quarter or the year, it is not a restructuring of the marketplace. Sure, it isn’t business as usual, and yes, every CEO has to make some moves to shore up sales and profits. But, these blips have a way of separating leaders from followers.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

We had our own boom and bust cycle of people seeking rooms for the event, along with constant speculation about the number of people involved, and how the city’s transportation and services would hold up. Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2010

The Hospital Human Resources Department had changed its name to The Employee Engagement Department. Each time I see that sign, I wonder what they might be doing differently now that they weren’t doing when they were called The Human Resources Department. It is easy to change a name but not so easy to live up to it.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Increasing creativity and innovation is not only on the priority list for start-ups; it’s also a strategic goal for CEOs of small, medium, and large-sized companies. Many companies, including Google, follow similar models today. It seems we’re all racing to get more entrepreneurial. He wanted them to be open to multiple methods.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

We’ve found that you can’t create a culture just through values, new processes, or an organizational restructure. With a tap you can introduce yourself to set up time to connect or simply ask a question. And as mentioned earlier, we listen to and learn from customers.

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