Change and Organizational Development

• What are the Five Blunders that can Sink Your Business by Sanford Kahn
  It is important to keep life simple. Below are the Five Blunders that can sink your business. Worshiping High Profit Margins—When you try to maximize your profit margins you will also maximize your competition. Instead of focusing on profit margins, focus instead of increasing your Free Cash Flow (FCC). This is defined as income from operations minus capital expenditures. Use FCC to obta
• Become More Optimistic by Jane Ohenhen
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• The Art of Apologizing by Gary Lim
  Invariably in any organization, working in teams or just working with associates, misunderstandings will arise. If you find that you are the cause of a misunderstanding, is it better to let it go and not say anything about it for fear of stirring it up again? Or is it better to acknowledge that you made a mistake, and discuss it at length? The answer lies somewhere in the middle, depending on t
• The Law of Certainty=Uncertainty by Sanford Kahn
  I believe it was Ben Franklin who stated that there are only two things in life that are certain.   These two things are Death & Taxes. Even in science there is no certainty.  This was best expressed by the late American physicist Dr. Richard Feynman who said, “If you think that science is certain–well that’s just an error on your part.” What is true with science is also true with busine
• Three Signs Your Organization May Be Resistant to Change (Lessons from Penn State) by Pat Rocchi
  The recent scandals at Penn State University point out how all of us need to obtain oversight and outside opinions in order to stay one step ahead of change.
• Magic Johnson: The 20th Anniversary of Positive Thinking by Pat Rocchi
  Twenty years ago, Magic Johnson defiantly changed our thinking about being HIV positive.
• Stay One Step Ahead Of Organizational Change with a Skills Assessment by Pat Rocchi
  We will be judged by our ability to impact to an organization, and we probably have many more ways to contribute than we realize!
• The surest thing about a Sure Thing by Sanford Kahn
  The surest thing about a sure thing is that there is no such thing as a sure thing. When the sure thing turns doubtful, the damage done by a trend reversal is extensive.  Just think about the U.S. housing market.  People always thought that housing prices have only one direction and that was up.  Surprise! There can be no such thing as a sure thing because all movement in life is turbulent.
• How to Predict Change in an Ever-changing World by Pat Rocchi
  Many of us are feeling helpless these days as the world changes around us. However, I believe that we can predict what is coming reasonably well if we develop a future-oriented mindset. To do that, we can learn from the great science fiction and fantasy writer, H. G. Wells (1866 – 1946). His keen observations of scientific phenomena, combined with logic and math, allowed him to predict a number of
• New Movement!!! by Captain Dennis Steele
  Goverment Makeover
• Change Happens: How to Make It Easier by Paul Figueroa
  Here are several keys to make the “change process” easier. 1. Be transparent. 2. Give advanced notice. 3. Provide support. 4. Include your staff. 5. Focus on the big picture.
• Mastering Change by Paul Figueroa
  Four Clues You or Your Staff are Having Problems with Change. 1.  Gossip Increases. 2.  Productivity Decreases 3.  Increase in Team Conflict 4.  Old Resentments Resurface Let’s talk about Gossip first, shall we?  Whenever I get called in to help an organization with gossip challenges, one of the first questions I ask is “What are the staff afraid of or having a hard time with?”  G
• Why You Feel Like You Have Alzheimers Sometimes by Harold Mangum
  How to remember and why we forget. The art of Mnemonics the science of Memory!
• How Can Female Employees Learn to Work Effectively With Other females? by simon casey
  Many female employees believe that they rather work with opposite sex than the same sex. In fact many female employees admit experiencing higher levels of stress and friction when they work with other women in the same work environment.
• Achieving Peak Performance regardless of the size of your business by Fred Simkovsky
  What is Peak Performance? Simply put, like Larry the Cable Guy, “Get ‘er done”! Like Captain Picard, “Make it so”. Like the Lone Ranger,”Hi Ho, and Away”. Get cracking and get the electricity flowing. It doesn’t matter the size of your company or business. It works for one person, or 10,000 or more, local, national, or global. Before you can reach peak performance you need to define what it
• Making Stuff Stick by Douglas Noll
  How do you make stuff stick with your employees. The secret is in understanding how our brains create and process memory. Without going into all of the technical neurophysiological details, the essential idea is about emotions. We remember what we feel a lot easier than what we are told.
• Inspired Goals Webinar by Alicia Marie Fruin
  A compelling alternative to traditional goal setting!
• Have You Made Your 2011 Plan to Improve Your Bottom Line? by JoAnn Corley
  The end of the year is fast approaching. And as many begin to wind down, so does, in some cases, the attention to the task of assessing and planning for the 2011 staff training and development curriculum. Yet In fact, this is the best time, to take a step back to consider and plan how to improve your return on investment for every salary and hourly dollar spent. That's right! I tied trainin
• The Struggle and Need for Innovation - Is it Only Lip Service? by JoAnn Corley
  I received the following trends alert related to the role of innovation in our current corporate life. By the way, this is a worthwhile thing to subscribe to! The point of this post is my comments after the alert. Please read! Herman Trend Alert: Innovation and Entrepreneurship February 24, 2010 For years now, we have seen a growing trend towards "Innovation" being a leading  focus for c
• While in the Midst of a Leap of Faith - There are no Pit Stops! by Dr. Rosie Kuhn
  Think about all of the times you’ve taken risks, not knowing if you were going to come out okay on the other side. Perhaps learning to drive a car; learning to snow ski down a hillside; asking someone out on a date, applying for a job or to a school. Maybe you’ve faced illness or loss. There are so many ways you’ve been pushing the edge of your comfort zone. Tell me, what muscles have you been bui

• Attitude Teamwork Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Life is a lot like a football game or a play on Broadway.  While some players have roles that have them on stage more often, or maybe they have greater athletic ability than the average player, an Attitude of teamwork is essential. Even the best of the best need the rest of the team.  How efficiently would the play make its’ point if the actor with the starring role also had to ma...
• Attitude of Love Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Since love is undeniably the strongest Attitude one can have, it’s probably way past time I have a post or more talking about the power love. Because I’m not a poet and because I know it, when Bonnie sent me the poem below, it seemed too perfect not to Blog it. Love is like magic And it always will be. For love still remains ...
• United Were Not, Devided We Are Donnie Bolena         posted in: Business Grammar and Writing
  Do you remember the reaction on 9/11/2001 from "Our Country tis of thee, Sweet Land of Liberty? I do, I remember owning a small delivery company in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Do you know what the number one item I was delivering each and every day? It was the American Flag, it was Flag poles, I had more work then I could keep up with. This was only a second job for me to make some e...
• Progressive Attitudes Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  The current of life is always moving. Life can be understood to be like swimming upstream; the speed of the currant depends upon our Attitudes. We are either moving forward or backward. If we relax and just float, the current carries us downstream, away from our goals. For years, goals filled my thoughts, day and night. My goals were to walk and talk and drive efficiently enough to...
• Attitude-Coach John Wooden Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Wooden is said by many fans, team members, teammates and opponents to be the greatest basketball coach of all time. The Attitudes he taught the teams he coached, Attitudes like teamwork, personal excellence, dedication, discipline, focus, organization and leadership are the same Attitudes anyone needs to succeed in the real world. Wooden taught his players one primary objective: Be ...
• If you want a better future, you have to imagine it first David Morey         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  If you want a better future, you have to imagine it first, according to David Morey, Vice Chairman of Core Strategy Group, an innovative Washington marketing and communications firm.  “Winning always begins with practical dreaming,” Morey says.  “You’ve got to have a clearly defined destination in mind, that ‘shining...
• Presidential Persistance Attitude Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Abraham Lincoln's Attitude Exemplified Persistence   Persistence Is Stronger than Failure. Don't ever give up! Take heart, even Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s greatest presidents, was no stranger to failure. Here is a brief summary of his career:   § Failed in business                         �...
• Over The Wall Attitudes Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Upon first hearing of over the wall problem solving, I had thought I would be interested in exploring it in depth, but upon beginning my exploration of this problem-solving technique, my interest was immediatly drawn away. For anybody interested in learning more about this method, http://www.winwenger.com/overwall.htm and many other si...
• Four Attitude Agreements Al Foxx         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
  Because I believe our Attitudes can either be our castle or our coffin, and because I also believe our Attitude is our choice, whenever I read something that seems relevant to Attitudes, I think about how it applies to the Attitude I’m currently choosing to have. The book The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz seems extremely relevant to the subject of Attitudes and our abili...
• Attitudes Have No Boundaries Al Foxx         posted in: Communication
  Having a humble, helpful Attitude of love and respect toward everyone we touch is the only sensible Attitude. The idea that there’s a boundary between self and others, that we can see ourselves as valuable and loveable if we are harming someone else, is false and denies the connection that we all share.   The harm in denying our mutual identity is that thi...

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