One of the most common metaphors for the status quo organization is the runaway freight train. Without anything that …
Change Management
Continuous imperceptible change
Last week I was in San Diego for 4 days. Upon my return to Atlanta, I crept into my 7-month-old daughter's room during …
The Power of Inquiry
I want to introduce the concept of an inquiry, because I would like to publish more of them, and I think you'll get more …
Employee Survey: Factors That Increase Innovation
In an effort to better understand employee innovation, I developed an employee survey to answer the question:Â "How can …
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
Last weekend I attended a regular monthly meeting of the Organization Change Alliance, and listened to a presentation by …
Eight Fundamental Ingredients Of A Successful Change Initiative
Organizational change is a complicated endeavor. The forces at work that continue the status quo are formidable, but not …
Common challenges of organizational change
In my conversations with organizational change practitioners, I've noticed there are at least seven common challenges …
The memorylessness of change
Yesterday, I was doing some preliminary thinking about creating an assessment to help clients determine where they are …
A definition of Enterprise Transformation
On Friday, I attended a meeting of the Atlanta chapter of the Association for Strategic Planning, featuring a …