Based on many years of research, Gallup, Inc. has developed 12 statements that best predict employee engagement and …
Archives for 2010
3 Traps that Keep Change Agents from Getting the Support They Need
It is common knowledge that in order for your change initiative to grow beyond your own span of influence you need …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #8: Transfer ownership
For each initiative, the change agent should be a temporary position. Eventually, ownership of the new organization, …
Interview: Change Evaluation – Is Your Initiative Working?
This morning on The Change Agent's Dilemma radio show, I interviewed Maria Gajewski, Chief Assistant to World Savers at …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #7: Generate scarcity
Part of the challenge of influencing change is getting people to step out of their day-to-day routines to take some …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #6: Ridicule
Some of the influence tactics in this list should be used sparingly and with caution. In some situations, they can be …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #5: Allow failure
When trying out a new activity, process or behavior, not everyone - in fact few people - will get it right the first …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #4: Say “please”
Never underestimate what people will do if you just ask nicely! First of all, you have to ask. Forget all the …
Make Measures Work
It's been said, "What gets measured gets done."Â Taken at face value, the statement means that if you want something …