Later this month, ASTD Los Angeles and the California School of Professional Psychology are partnering together to host a panel discussion on organization design and the evolving roles of HR and OD in getting the right people in the right place in…
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Focusing on the How in Succession Management, Not the Who!
I support a lot of individual business leaders and owners who are quickly turning their attention to their “third acts” in life. In every one of these situations – whether it’s the third-generation business leader maintaining the family’s traditions for…
Tell Them Once and Never Have to Tell Them Again!
I am fortunate to have an uber-perfectionist named Jessica by my side. She is incredibly responsible, completely reliable, and in general just a wonderful person to work with. At times, I forget that Jessica strives for perfection in all that…
Posted in Communication, Delegation, Direction, employee engagement, Intentions, Leadership, Management, Motivation, success, Vistage
Planning Your Future from the Future to Take Your Organization from Strategy to Action
Whether your organization is large or small, strategic planning is critical to the success of your business. Even individual departments must create their own strategic plans to drive sustained business results. Whatever our size or scope, we need to plan…
Posted in Action Planning, Future, Innovation, organizational change, Past, Performance Improvement, Strategic Planning, transformation, Visioning Tagged with: Implementation
Worrying About Today’s Problems Is Not My Problem!
I was recently sitting in a Vistage Chief Executive forum when one of my best friends and professional role models shared this revolutionary idea with our group. Today’s operational issues are someone else’s problem. According to him, if as a…
Posted in CEO, Entrepreneur, Future, Job Duties, Leadership, Management, Organizational Performance, Past, Planning, Present, Problem-Solving, Visioning, Vistage
Recognizing “I Have a Dream” 50 Years after Rev Martin Luther King
Fifty years ago today, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his unforgettable “I Have a Dream” speech to 250,000 supporters, punctuating the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Well, on this day 50 years later, I had the…
Five Keys To Managing the Human Side of Technology Change: Your System Is Useless If Your People Don’t Use It!
Does this sound familiar? You try implementing a new technology system only to feel like you’re walking across a tightrope juggling 10 heavy balls – of different shapes and sizes – in the air all at once. Even when you…
Getting Our Employees to Think “My Company” Instead of “My Paycheck”
Just imagine what it would be like if everyone in your company related to your company as if it were his/her company too. What else could you accomplish if everyone didn’t just show up to collect a paycheck? How much…
Getting Away This Summer to Get Back on Track
Have you noticed that it’s summer? Many of your customers and especially co-workers are taking extended vacations, getting away to spectacular destinations you’ve always dreamed of and never visited while you grind away at the office regularly burning the midnight…
Posted in Vacation
Why They Don’t Want What You Want – And How To Use It To Your Advantage!
My clients regularly complain to me about how resistance is a bad thing and constantly gets in the way of their successful organizational change efforts. “Why can’t he (or those people) just accept it and get on board?” While it…
