Recently, several of my colleagues have chosen to leave their full time positions and started out on their own. As with most things, I’m sure they’ll quickly see that this arrangement has its benefits and its liabilities. The independence is great – but sometimes you feel isolated. The commute is short – but sometimes you… Read More
Ellen Weber, of Brain Based Business, covers another reason people might “resist” change in her post: When Workers Refuse to Act on Great Change Ideas – It’s a Brain Thing. “When the brain registers an idea it goes into the short term or working memory. Think of your working memory as a fine wine glass… Read More
According to the New York Times, Jonathan Miller, AOL‘s chief executive, is presenting a proposal to Time Warner “…calling for a near halt in marketing for AOL’s 17-year-old Internet access service, price cuts for existing customers and thousands of layoffs…His [Mr. Miller’s] goal is to devote all of AOL’s energy into building its free Web-based… Read More
Resolve is fundamental to leading effective change efforts. To quote David Maister, an authority on the management of professional services firms, “There is no business benefit in claiming to pursue a goal that everyone can tell you don’t have the guts to pursue…” In Strategy and the Fat Smoker, David likens implementing a new strategic… Read More
It struck me today how we rarely set aside time for reflection. We move from one situation to another (often not completely leaving one before beginning the next!), we’re constantly interrupted (there’s no escaping technology), and we receive historically unprecedented amounts of information. With so many things vying for our attention, nothing gets the attention… Read More
In an effort to maintain my sanity, and to offer as much relevant material as possible, I will be posting entries on Manage To Change Sundays-Thursdays (most likely in the evening – Eastern time). That will mean that there will be new material Monday-Friday first thing in the morning! My secondary goal is, when… Read More
UPDATED 7/28/06: Complete series In case you’re feeling lost, or wondering how far along we are in the series, I thought I’d publish the series outline. We’ve covered everything below that has a link. Points without a link are yet to come. Why people resist change Culture The Good The Bad and the Ugly How… Read More
While snipers continually sit on the sidelines and shoot at the change effort, skeptics are normally not as aggressive. However, they are just as adamant about keeping the status quo. There are certainly natural skeptics. We’ve all met them! But, it’s more common for skepticism to be cultivated. It happens in companies that have had… Read More