Tag Archives: change

How to Manage Stakeholders Who Don’t Have Time to be Stakeholders

Have you ever known anyone who seems to work with a “hair on fire” approach? You know them – folks for whom everything is a …

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Bag of Tricks: It’s Easier to Edit Than Create

I’m known for many quotes and here is a favorite, “It’s Easier to Edit than Create!” Have you ever been to a meeting that went …

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Is Your Company Culture Toxic?

No organization’s culture is perfectly healthy. But there are some organizations where the culture is toxic — way beyond the ‘normal dysfunctional’ level. These cultures …

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Three Things Working Parents Want Schools to Know

Labor Day has passed and summer is offically over. Parents everywhere are breathing a collective sigh of relief that school supplies have been delivered, alarm …

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You’ve Gotta Stretch, to Grow

While on vacation this summer in beautiful Palm Beach, Florida, I agreed to play some beach volleyball with my young, athletic kids. Now, while I …

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Political Conventions: What are Your Sacred Cows?

The sweet smell of the presidential election season is upon us. It’s convention time. For those not following every candidate misstep or the latest poll, …

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Why Three Options Are Better Than Two

A quick tip for today from the ole Bag ‘o Tricks: Three Options Please! I learned from a mentor a long time ago that when presenting someone …

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Have You Ever Seen a Readiness Survey Haiku?

In my previous post, #1 Way to Make Sure You’re Done with Your Change, I talked about the technique of creating a specific type of survey, …

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U.S. Olympic UniformGate: A Lesson in Remembering Your Audience

It was revealed this week that the U.S. Olympic uniforms somehow missed the Made in the USA label. Instead, they were made in China and …

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#1 Way to Make Sure You’re Done With Your Change

In this season of road trips, “Are we there yet?” is being uttered right now all over the country to the dismay of parents everywhere. But …

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