Achtung,
baby

As we hurtle toward whatever it is we’re hurtling toward – recession, depression, reset, you name it – organizations, like Meta or Amazon or Twitter – tend to respond with that familiar old ”strategy,” reorganization. But history tells us this isn’t always the best solution. Go to 18:08-19:30 in this video from a series my historian husband is addicted to, for insight…

– Mel

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Do you know why
you are celebrating?

We are quick to analyze our shortfalls, keen to identify what went wrong, how we can get back on track, and what we can learn from the experience. We almost never scrutinize our wins to identify what contributed to the achievement and what we can learn from the experience. Celebrating and moving on is a missed opportunity.

– Phil

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Who needs a change
management plan…

As change managers, our job is to support and enable the transformational agendas of leaders. We often can’t stop things from happening, but we can ensure a smoother and well executed transition. As we watch the ongoing chaos at Twitter, we know the change and transformation could be so much better managed with a structured change plan and approach.

– Tim

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Emotional
rescue

Have you noticed that more people are being compromised by their emotions at work? They react to situations before putting them into context, often at the expense of their reputation and relationships. Here is a simple phrase that may help you manage the moment. It is working for me after two weeks of practice, and I hope it does for you too.

– Phil

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What measures
gets done…

So many diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are tick-the-box, feel good or window dressing programs. Just look at what we did! We know that real DEI transformation is culture change, it’s an all-in journey and much more than changing a policy or attending a training session. Data and sentiment are important parts of creating an informed change journey with engaged stakeholders.

– Tim

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Push, pull,
pencil

We’re probably not human if we don’t feel great tension between what we have and what we want at some point in our lives. Is it an either/or, or is there a third way? Fifteen minutes of doodling suggests there could be…

– Mel

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