Change Management, The Secret (Pt 2): Minority Power
In Part 1, we learned relationships are the secret to change. If we ponder all the one-on-one relationships we must leverage to... Read More
Why Problems Occur (Alert #5): Big over Small
Posted on19 Aug 2013
Tagsanalogy, budgets, coaching, details, management, morale, Personality, planning, problem solving, process, relationships, rules, training, Why Problems Occur Series, Picture Resolution Analogy
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Focusing on the big rather than small, is another alert I heed as a problem identifier. This occurs when people apply overarching... Read More
Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #7 Effective Orders
Posted on18 Apr 2013
Tagsprioritization, command, employees, executive, formal organizational power, leadership, morale, organization, Pollyannaism, change, success, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series, machismo
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Responses to my original Sun Tzu post have encouraged me to write more about important Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of... Read More
Change Management Strategy #2: Celebrate Anniversaries
When we strategize about change on a large scale, as with more tactical changes it’s important to pick the right moment. There... Read More
Relationships: The Ultimate Power
Posted on17 Dec 2012
Tagsinformal organizational power, Battle of Ganjgal, Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Adam Smith, warfare, vision, training, strategy, relationships, power, morale
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Many say relationships in business are important, but the real question is, “How important are they?” In reality, they are the ultimate... Read More
My 200th Post: Thank You All – Again – For Your Inspiration
Posted on09 Apr 2012
Tags12 Most, Goggle+, intuition, LLC, morale, power, ProSource Solutions, Skype, social media, Thank You, Twitter, Thank You Series
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Wow! I’m excited about my 200th post. More and more people have entered my life – real and virtual – for whom... Read More
“Ask Don’t Tell” Inspirational Technique
Posted on19 Dec 2011
Tagschange, change management, cooperation, feelings, morale, motivation, names, power, using names, values
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People feel better about themselves when they feel they have power to effect change in their worlds. One of the best ways... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
Tagsassumptions, behavior, collaboration, compliments, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, extrinsic, food, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intrinsic, leadership, Lee Ross, management, money, morale, motivation, Performance, pigeonholing, self-interest, Stanford, taste, Yochai Benkler
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
Rude More Powerful than Respected
People often marvel that more managers don’t use inexpensive morale builders. Of course, many of the same also wonder, “How did that... Read More
Shaking Employees’ Hands: Low Tech, Low Cost, High Return
Posted on09 Dec 2010
Tagsdoctor, Thoughts, shaking hands, relationships, patient, morale, initiatives, feelings, executive, employees, touching
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Touching can enhance relationship building. In the workplace, some touching creates problems. However, the handshake is generally acceptable and is an extremely... Read More
