- Involve those affected
- Have a clear purpose
- Listen to concerns
Change
The keys to successful change in an organization are well known:
Category Archives: Change
How to create positive and effective change at work and in life.
VIP Treatment
On Friday afternoon I had two presentations for two different groups of managers about 200 miles apart.
There was only one way I could possibly make both gigs. This is it:
Why “Motivation by Pizza” Doesn’t Work
My store manager implemented an embarrassing (and happily short-lived) safety incentive: Employees caught violating safety procedure were immediately given a two-foot rubber chicken on a string to wear around their necks--in front of customers. To get rid of the chicken, an employee needed to catch another employee behaving "unsafely." The practice quickly … Continue Reading ››
Make change happen
Gabe recently asked:
What advice do you have for those who want to improve things and are consistently met with opposition?I gave my answer here but then I thought: "Hey, let's get an expert in on the conversation." I passed the question on to Ann Michael who blogs at managetochange.typepad.com. She wrote an … Continue Reading ››
Wellness
This Saturday (May 20) I'll be speaking on motivation at a wellness convention arranged by Scandinavia's largest fitness chain SATS. You may not know this, but in my spare time I teach aerobics at two SATS gyms in Copenhagen. Yes, it's true, I get paid to exercise :o)
The topic is "motivation to exercise", but what … Continue Reading ››
Conversations / samtalerne – May 31
The Cluetrain Manifesto reminds us that:
- Markets are conversations.
- The Internet is enabling conversations among human beings that were simply not possible in the era of mass media.
- Companies that don't realize their markets are now networked person-to-person, getting smarter as a result and deeply joined in conversation are missing their best opportunity.
Goal-free in Copenhagen
Yesterday Stephen Shapiro and I toured Copenhagen by land and by water. Steve fell in love with the city, especially Christiania, the canals and smorrebrod from Ida Davidsen.
In the afternoon it was time for Steve to present Goal-Free Living to the Danes, and the presentation was a smash hit.
There are lots of pictures … Continue Reading ››
Goal-Free Living comes to Copenhagen
Stephen Shapiro is the creator of one of the most exciting concepts I've heard about in a long time: Goal-Free Living, which I wrote about previously here.
I met steve when we both spoke at the Worldblu Forum in DC in October 2005, and he's a great speaker … Continue Reading ›› Trouble on the blue ocean
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne has much in it to like, but in the end it fails to deliver usable business tools because of one huge flaw: It completely misrepresents the nature of corporate innovation.
The book is subtitled "How to create uncontested market space and … Continue Reading ›› Dangerous ideas
What is your dangerous idea?
The brilliant minds of The Edge community have been pondering that question and have come up with no less than 117 essays.
Here are a few of my favourites:
Carolyn Porco: The greatest story ever told.
At the heart of every scientific inquiry is a deep spiritual quest - to grasp, to know, … Continue Reading ››