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At What Cost, Change?

One of my favorite advertisements was the for the Miami Heat when Pat Riley first became coach way back in the mid-1990s. As a young basketball fan, I had been fascinated by the Lakers and as I grew older and began to play the game and moved into coaching the game, I was fascinated by […]

What is change?

To effectively manage the idea that constant change should be a part of your personal and professional development, we need to first define what change is and what it looks like… This isn’t some dictionary definition of change…far from it. What I mean by defining change and what it looks like is that I want […]

A Simple Approach To Change

Change is everywhere. I’ve probably quoted Pat Riley here more than once saying, “change is the only constant in life." But change is difficult…even when you do embrace it. As a primer, here is a simple way to approach change…: Plan: Don’t screw up the change process from the start by trying to implement a […]

Constant Renovation

One of the challenges I face when working with clients in businesses and organizations, both big and small is the idea that the things that they did that made them successful are the same activities that will maintain that success. While I am fond of the saying, “there is nothing new under the sun,” I […]

Don’t Get Trapped

The idea of constant change isn’t new, even here. One challenge that I think you should all be looking at in your own businesses is how can you constantly grow. Alan Weiss has called the plateau many of us reach in our careers, the success trap. I’ve been there and I am sure if we […]

Change Isn’t Easy

Change isn’t easy. In fact, if it were we probably wouldn’t need books and coaches and consultants that talk about change management. That begin said, change is necessary and the way you can make change an easier pill to swallow in life and business is to accept that.

Changing…

Change management is really the responsibility of everyone in an organization. Unfortunately, too often we look to avoid this responsibility because our organizations are not always set up to encourage this kind of risk. So if you are in a position and change isn’t a high priority, but necessary…all you can do is make a […]