status quo | Enclaria: Influence Change at Work https://www.enclaria.com Equipping individuals and teams to influence organizational change Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:31:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.enclaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-enclaria-logo-square-boulder-32x32.jpg status quo | Enclaria: Influence Change at Work https://www.enclaria.com 32 32 162729540 A Declaration of Independence from the present https://www.enclaria.com/2010/07/04/a-declaration-of-independence-from-the-present/ https://www.enclaria.com/2010/07/04/a-declaration-of-independence-from-the-present/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:04:30 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=3042 Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence? It is as much an official document to the King of England as it is a case for change to the rest …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2010/07/04/a-declaration-of-independence-from-the-present/feed/ 0 3042 Implementing Change from Inside? Watch Out for Blind Spots https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/24/implementing-change-from-inside-watch-out-for-blind-spots/ https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/24/implementing-change-from-inside-watch-out-for-blind-spots/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:18:56 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=2271 Due to human nature, sometimes we make assumptions that are so ingrained in our minds that we don’t even realize we are making them.  When it comes to implementing change, …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2010/03/24/implementing-change-from-inside-watch-out-for-blind-spots/feed/ 0 2271 Make your organization road-ready https://www.enclaria.com/2009/07/26/make-your-organization-road-ready/ https://www.enclaria.com/2009/07/26/make-your-organization-road-ready/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:56:45 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=1405 I saw an antique car in a parking lot today.  Just quickly browsing on the internet, it looked like an American model from the early 1930’s (like this 1933 Dodge …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2009/07/26/make-your-organization-road-ready/feed/ 1 1405 Game changing performance https://www.enclaria.com/2008/12/30/game-changing-performance/ https://www.enclaria.com/2008/12/30/game-changing-performance/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=591 During the Alamo Bowl, Missouri vs. Northwestern (my alma mater), there was a commercial for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year.  It is a contest in which participants …

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]]> https://www.enclaria.com/2008/12/30/game-changing-performance/feed/ 0 591 The Penny and the Freight Train https://www.enclaria.com/2008/11/21/the-penny-and-the-freight-train/ https://www.enclaria.com/2008/11/21/the-penny-and-the-freight-train/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:36:01 +0000 http://www.enclaria.com/?p=402 One of the most common metaphors for the status quo organization is the runaway freight train. Without anything that can stop it, the train simply continues to barrel forward along …

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