Clausewitz’s Friction: Difference between Plans and Reality
Posted on15 Nov 2012
TagsOn War, friction, phone, Clausewitz, change management, business planning, decisions, employees, follow up, Influence, information, management, Management by objective, management by walking around, people, planning, uncertainty
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Carl von Clausewitz’s book, On War, greatly influenced my business ideas especially his short chapter on “Friction in War.” Essentially, there is... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #8: Management by Walking Around
No matter how detailed and passionate someone describes his vacation to you, nothing compares to being there. The same holds true for... Read More
Four Major Objections to Change
Posted on13 Aug 2012
Tagschange, change management, fear, management by walking around, patience, prioritization, relationships, resistance to change, teachable moment, training
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When we encourage people to adopt change, we must anticipate and prepare to overcome four major objections with each person: No Good:... Read More
Why More Information And Education Don’t Solve Problems
More information and education often don’t solve problems alone. Yet, people often think they do. It’s common. It shows up whenever one... Read More
Setting The Mood For Change As A Change Management Tactic
An owner of a top-flight commercial painting company once said to me, “Mike, prepping the surface is 90% of the paint job.”... Read More
Time Management Of Employees During Change Management
Posted on07 Jun 2012
Tagschange management, Change Management Tips Series, employees, management, prioritization, process, process management
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When it comes to change management, the time management of employees plays a key role. It tests change leadership. Even during normal... Read More
The Strategy Of Organizing For Successful Change Management
Posted on17 May 2012
Tagschange, change management, group, interpersonal, Jens Krause, leadership, Leeds University, organization, reorganization, team building
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The strategy behind organizing for successful change management taps the power in a committed minority. It does not take many people to... Read More
Real-time Personality Assessment: Freedom-Order Duality
The Freedom-Order duality expresses a dimension of our personality involved in interpreting how we balance freedom and order. It can help us... Read More
Change Technique: Personification
Posted on23 Jan 2012
Tagsmanagement, advertising, change, change management, decisions, Ernest Dichter, Sigmund Freud, marketing, merchandising, Personality, personification, Retail Therapy, subconscious, Techniques
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In a previous post, I discussed the rebirth of Freud and the idea that most (if not all) of our decisions are... Read More
Leadership is an Affect
Posted on19 Jan 2012
Tagshumanistic, baseball, change, change management, chess, emotions, feelings, group, humans, leadership, movies, Pied Piper, plays, process, relationships
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One can read endlessly about leadership. However, if plays play on a stage, if baseball plays on a diamond, movies on a... Read More
