When you are implementing change without having direct authority, sometimes you have to rely on someone else's authority …
Archives for July 2010
99 Ways to Influence Change, #50: Address objections
When you introduce to people in your organization a new way of doing things, frequently the first response from them is …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #49: Point to the destination
In their book Switch:Â How to Change Things When Change is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath explain that in order to change, …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #48: Remove dead weight
Let's just be blunt. If someone was the wrong person for a team, can't contribute appropriately or hinders the rest of …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #47: Join forces
Influencing change is not a one-man show. You are not the only person in your organization who feels that change …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #46: Provide useful tools
After motivating people with the vision and a sense of urgency, they will understand the What and the Why. They may …
99 Ways to Influence Change meets The Influence Project
Fast Company Magazine is conducting an experiment to find the most influential person on the internet. And while I …
Anatomy of an Easy Change Initiative
Thinking of the larger change initiatives that I have been involved in over the years, I recently wondered:Â What was …
Interview: Building a New Culture from Scratch
This morning on The Change Agent's Dilemma radio show, I interviewed Tim Gardner, Director of Organizational …