As behavior modification goes, guilt and its partner shame are effective - albeit demoralizing - tactics for getting …
Archives for 2010
99 Ways to Influence Change, #64: Hold them accountable
Change often requires that a number of people agree to take on tasks that they will perform on their own. The odds are …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #63: Adjust the environment
I once worked in a building where the official name of the wall color was Touch of Gray. It was stark raving neutral …
Interview: Creating the Energy for Change
Today on The Change Agent's Dilemma radio show, I interviewed Dr. Jackie Sherman, Principal Consultant at The Jackie …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #62: Share what works
The road to change is rife with obstacles and underlying issues that can seem overwhelming when you think of trying to …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #61: Keep it simple
Many of my clients in the Office of Strategy Management Executive Working Group at Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, all …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #60: Identify key behaviors
I've heard it said that leaders should only point people in the direction they want them to go, and leave them to their …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #59: Incite a riot
Imagine a group of people who are so fed up with the current state of things that they all band together to stand up and …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #58: Ask for help
When it comes to motivation, few things pack as much power as tapping into people's altruistic nature. One way to …