Tips & Tricks for Creating a Change Vision for Organizations
Change is a constant in our organizations and lives. Crafting a compelling vision for these changes is pivotal early step to success.Drawing inspiration from change leaders like John Kotter, Kurt Lewin, and Jeff Hiatt, here are some tips and tricks for creating a...Job Seekers: Are you networking with other job seekers?
I see you focused on connecting with potential employers and industry professionals, but don’t underestimate the value in networking with fellow job seekers.Here’s why…📌 Sharing job search tips, strategies, and insights with each other can open doors...My holiday read is How To Think Strategically by Greg Githens
After reading a few chapters, I’m hooked.Greg has a wonderful way of using examples and telling stories from diverse people like Christopher Columbus to Billy Beane (Moneyball).Here’s a quote from the book to give you a sample of what it is all about:“A competent...“It’s like deja-vu, all over again”. Yogi Berra.
Wow, 2024. Can you believe it’s 2024?Time flies. Before you know it, something ends and something else begins.In this short message today, I just want to provide 3 reminders as we start this new year.✅ Focus on the positives today. Celebrate what you have.✅ Focus on...Job Seekers: Are you networking enough?
Did you know that 85% of jobs are found through networking? (Zippia).A new LinkedIn connection with 10 mutual connections nearly doubles the probability of changing jobs (HBR).Finally, 70% of jobs are never advertised publicly. They’re part of the ‘hidden...Sometimes rolling out major changes results in inertia, apathy, and opposition.
The real problem [with making successful organizational changes] is when leaders plan and roll out major changes in ways that create inertia, apathy, and opposition. Rick Maurer. The first step to solving a problem is awareness.Then, it might be time to look at your...Connecting Changes Everything.
AT&T ran an ad during the college football championship game last night – #GoBlue #NationalChamps 💙💛 – that I think is a great message for people leading organizational change efforts.Connecting Changes Everything.As we lead change, we need to clearly...What do you know about the changes you are leading? What don’t you know? It’s time to think about both.
I love using an iceberg picture as a change tool. The metaphor of an iceberg is that only part of the picture is clear to us. There are many things that could impact us below the water that we cannot see.I like talking with people that are impacted by organizational...“It’s not about how many games we won and lost, it’s about the legacy and how we went about doing it”. Nick Saban. Football coach.
Love him or hate him, Nick Saban has made a difference.Not because of the numbers, which were impressive:✅ 7 national championships✅ 292 wins✅ 28 years of coachingInstead, what impresses me the most is the legacy he left, which was the people’s lives he impacted. The...