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Two Questions to Ask on a Regular Basis During Change

Change Starts Here

Several years ago, in preparation for a transformation workshop with a client’s top management team, I was designing the feedback to collect at the end of the session. After almost 5 years and counting, I still ask the questions a few times a year at the end of each management team workshop.

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A Way to Implement Change That Really Works

Change Starts Here

The recurring theme in our coaching sessions and workshops is how organizations, initiatives and change agents get and stay unstuck. People started asking me if I had a change management kit based on what really works. Since then, I have worked with clients in many different roles, projects and organizations. How much is it?

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“Competitive Intelligence” Shouldn’t Just Be About Your Competitors

Harvard Business Review

They were intense, intelligence-based, role-playing immersion workshops that got leaders to see the market from a different and unfamiliar perspectives. The workshops brought the “voice of the markets” to Mars’ leadership’s doorstep. These simulations were not some computer-based hypothetical games.

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The Art of Crafting a 15-Word Strategy Statement

Harvard Business Review

The 15-word constraint is a test that often reveals a profound lack of alignment among managers. In a 100-page strategy document you can state everything you want, which makes everyone in the organization feel comfortable. For me, IKEA’s success is mostly due to the clarity of its strategy. Strategy'

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

Harvard Business Review

In interviews, we heard that individuals with disabilities face deep stigma and bias (whether conscious or not) from colleagues and managers. Our research shows that the same inclusive leadership behaviors that leverage diversity to drive innovation and market growth can enable managers to support individuals with disabilities.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

This leaves operating managers, the ultimate “consumers” of talent, to choose between two talent acquisitions methods (or “sourcing channels”): Either engage HR to acquire employees or engage Procurement to acquire contingent workers. Create one integrated workforce strategy.