The Question in Leadership
A lot of my culture change projects involve me watching leaders in action, either preparing for change, working through the change with other leaders, or auctioning change with their teams. In doing...
View ArticleFacing up to reality
I don’t watch that TV show ‘ undercover boss’, largely because I think TV likes to produce its own reality, and I can’t cope with the heavily emotional reactions at the end. But I wonder if every...
View ArticleDouble Standards
For many years I worked in the Chemical Industry. Safety of personnel was the highest priority in the sites that I worked on, and any form of injury was treated seriously. Everything we did was also...
View ArticleThe Break Up
It often amazes me how things that happen at work can feel very much the same as home life, especially when they are going wrong. I sat with a colleague the other day and over a coffee she told me...
View ArticleOuting Burnout
It might be because I’ve had a long summer break and am suitably relaxed (God bless New Zealand with it’s wonderful weather and short weeks) but I’m noticing burnout in change teams. Change projects...
View ArticleThe hardest change of all
Anyone who is familiar with John Kotters’ definition of leadership will know leaders make changes – whereas managers maintain stability. The struggle to do both is the daily balancing act of any senior...
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