Author Archives: Kirsten Jordan

6 Questions Your Organization Must Ask Before Making a Change

Change is hard. Nobody likes to change. Right? Yada yada yada… Not your problem. Until one day you find yourself in the position of managing or …

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Caterpillars Hate Behavior Change

If you are going to ask someone to make a change, how are you going to start? How are you going to get them to change …

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Veteran’s Day – in April?

Veteran’s Day in April? What on earth am I talking about? Last fall, when I wrote my blog – Who Needs Veteran’s Day Anyway?, my brother-in-law …

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What Does DONE Look Like?

  I’m famous (perhaps infamous) with my teams for saying, “What does DONE look like?” If a team or department or company can’t answer this question, all …

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Bag of Tricks: Start / Stop / Continue

It’s an oldie, but goodie. And is a great quick way to structure a balanced discussion with a group to get feedback on a topic. …

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Cat in a Hat? The Change Challenge

Cat in a Hat? The Change Challenge Read Across America Day is celebrated on March 2nd, in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. I love Dr. Seuss. …

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Change Management – the Haiku

  Change predicament Enticing options lurk, but What does done look like?     Until next time … wishing you business readiness success! Kirsten Jordan …

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5 Lessons Geocaching Can Teach Us

Geocaching has given me a new perspective on promoting change.  Geo – whatting? What is Geocaching? Well, according to Geocaching.com: Geocaching is a real-world outdoor …

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Don’t ask, don’t get.

“Don’t ask, don’t get.  Don’t get, don’t get mad.”  A friend shared this thought with me a few years ago. At the time she was …

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Stop Admiring the Problem

Is your team stuck in the habit of “Admiring the Problem”? It’s easy (and sometime fun) to sit in a meeting and talk about a problem. What …

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