More than the Sum of its Parts
The whole is more than merely the sum of its parts. – Kurt Koffka One of our Fortune 50 clients is creating an Enterprise Business Process Competency Center. If successful, this new organization will...
View ArticleA Practical Approach to Changing Organizational Culture
In a previous article, we described how organizational culture influences behavior, performance, and results. In every organization, people have beliefs and values that define their reality. These...
View ArticleTurning No-Win into Win-Win
Fixing Negative Organizational Politics When you hear “organizational politics,” do you think of “taking no prisoners” or being “thrown under the bus”? For many people, the phrase “organizational...
View ArticleCollaboration: Make it more than Wishful Thinking
Two recent Fortune 50 clients launched initiatives to increase efficiencies across business units. In both cases, we were brought in because the initiatives were challenged to achieve traction. These...
View ArticleDilemmas CAN Be Solved! (Part I)
Dilemma: Situation with unsatisfactory choices. Usually worded as “You can have either this or that.” Many leadership challenges are perceived as dilemmas. In one client organization – let’s call it...
View ArticleDilemmas CAN Be Solved! (Part II)
In Part 1, we described how shifting from either-or to best-of-both thinking can be a powerful way to solve intractable dilemmas. In Part 2, we’ll explain a practical method for making the shift. A...
View ArticleOwnership: Sustainment’s Little Secret
Call it the “elephant in the rowboat” or the “moose on the table”; when leaders turn to sustainment, one of the first questions is often the most difficult: “Who in the organization will own...
View ArticleDriving Out Fear
How many of these are common in your organization? Dear Manager: If You Want to Promote Fear and Distrust, Make Sure to Do the Following: Regard any new idea with suspicion—because it’s new. Insist...
View ArticleHow to Make the Right Decision Every Time
Well, maybe not every time…but read on to learn how to increase the odds! Few would question that decision-making quality has a huge impact on results. But did you know that unless we’re careful, we’re...
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