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You’re invited to a dialog about organizational change.

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In April of this year I shared some thoughts on Google+ about creating and sustaining organizational change.  Greg Troxell engaged with those thoughts and we had a brief dialog.  As I am preparing for an upcoming organizational development project, several recent articles and conversations reminded me of our exchange.  With Greg’s permission I am sharing that conversation and inviting you to join in!

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My original comment:

Ken Blanchard says there are 3 steps to creating change – Impacting knowledge, then attitude, then behavior.  My understanding of his concept is this: 

  • When others hear you share a powerful vision, you begin to impact their knowledge.
  • When they see you modeling the behavior you just described, you begin to impact their attitude.
  • When they choose to participate in the vision, you have impacted their behavior.  
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A virally infectious team… And why you want one!

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A virally infectious team, and why you want one!

Who is your favorite football team?

  • Do they win every game?
  • Do they win every season?

When they are winning what happens?

  • Does their teamwork improve?
  • Do they appear to be having more fun?
  • Do they draw a bigger crowd?
  • Does the community get more excited about what they are doing and support them at a higher level?  
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Strong Organizational Foundations Are Rooted In Timeless Truths

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I deeply believe that strong organizational foundations are rooted in timeless truths.

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In the midst of demanding schedules we can easily lose sight of the little things that will either strengthen our organizations or destroy them.

The quotes in the slideshow below have been woven together as a treasure map.

Read carefully and you will discover the secrets for strengthening your organization right now.  

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You’re invited to a virtual brainstorm… Will you help?

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I recently wrote a post titled Banging Pans and Throwing Fish in Corporate America to share an fun way to engage people, meet and exceed goals and inspire organizational change.

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Today someone posted this question in response to that post,

“I work in a food production environment. Any Ideas on how to apply this on a production floor?  Remember. “Safety is the number one priority!”  

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People Are Not Toothpaste Tubes!

Squishing and tossing is not the answer!

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As the recession gained momentum, I heard an analogy from a manager about how a tube of toothpaste can seem empty but if you keep squeezing there is a little more in there.  The point that was being made, was that if you keep squeezing people, you will get more out of them and that you should just keep squeezing. That image still makes my stomach churn.

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