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Change happens when something “new” starts or something “old” stops.
It’s life. Period.
What’s really important, personally and in organizations, is the ability for individuals and groups to re-orient themselves in order to find meaning in their changing situation. Most of the energy surrounding a life change or organizational initiative is focused on “the new thing.” [...]

What do your company’s talent  conversations sound like?
If you’ve spent more than a few minutes managing, succession planning, or doing a performance review, you know that total talent conversations can morph into a bias founded upon a single experience. Here’s what I mean.
The Halo Effect
The Halo Effect surfaces when someone has an outstanding characteristic [...]

The Internet can be a very useful tool when it comes to finding work.
However, you may have to search hard and long for quality websites,
since, as with most things online, there’s a lot of junk. The following
are ten online resources with job search engines and other websites to
help you find work fast.

1. Job Search Sites

Some [...]

If you want to change an
organization, you start by changing the patterns in which people talk
together, the things they talk about, the frequency of their contact and
the makeup of those who overhear them.” –Art Kleiner, Who Really Matters

I would add: Start doing those things before you need
acceptance for a new initiative.
Change
Chips Are Earned [...]

Changes and Changing Talents

It’s a win for everyone when you find the kind of organization in
which your talents can flourish.
But we live in a working-world filled with changes:
1. A CEO may decide it’s more profitable to become a
manufacturing-focused company than a sales & marketing-driven
organization.
2. Mergers and acquisitions create new cultures. New cultures lead to
new [...]

Changes and Changing Talents

It’s a win for everyone when you find the kind of organization in
which your talents can flourish.
But we live in a working-world filled with changes:
1. A CEO may decide it’s more profitable to become a
manufacturing-focused company than a sales & marketing-driven
organization.
2. Mergers and acquisitions create new cultures. New cultures lead to
new [...]

Changes and Changing Talents

It’s a win for everyone when you find the kind of organization in
which your talents can flourish.
But we live in a working-world filled with changes:
1. A CEO may decide it’s more profitable to become a
manufacturing-focused company than a sales & marketing-driven
organization.
2. Mergers and acquisitions create new cultures. New cultures lead to
new [...]

Whenever I see something appear to be moving more slowly than it has
to, it’s fairly certain that something simple is being
overlooked.
I was listening to an executive team talking about their
impending Talent Management initiative in anticipation of a presentation
that was to be delivered to them on the topic.  Here are some snippets
of the informal [...]

Whenever I see something appear to be moving more slowly than it has
to, it’s fairly certain that something simple is being
overlooked.
I was listening to an executive team talking about their
impending Talent Management initiative in anticipation of a presentation
that was to be delivered to them on the topic.  Here are some snippets
of the informal [...]

Whenever I see something appear to be moving more slowly than it has
to, it’s fairly certain that something simple is being
overlooked.
I was listening to an executive team talking about their
impending Talent Management initiative in anticipation of a presentation
that was to be delivered to them on the topic.  Here are some snippets
of the informal [...]

We Don’t Need
As Many College Grads As People Think
You’ve suspected this for a long time. Me, too.
Look around at the growth of technical specialties, professional
‘assistant’ roles, and retail employees. Then look at the charts below:

It’s important to differentiate between media headlines and sound
bites that scream, “Ten fastest growing occupations!” at some given
moment in time. [...]

Most
of us have been exposed to Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs.
In fact, I’ve read that it is the most-used model in management
training. I think it’s also one of the most mis-represented and
misunderstood.
Just in case you stepped out of the meeting room that day for an
oatmeal cookie and bottled water:
Psychologist Abraham Maslow synthesized the research available [...]

If You Are
In Business For the Long run. . .

. . .then you need the kind of people who will:
1. Take you there
2. Keep you there
Do you know who those “kinds” of people are?
I’m in the midst of working with a company who wants to genuinely
hire and develop talent for the future. So [...]

There’s a misconception about influence that gets people into trouble. It’s the idea that influence is a matter of “positional negotiation”: one side lays out a case while the other counters with a stronger argument on a different position.
This is actually a kind of competition that most often ends in conflict. The one with [...]

Who do you trust?
Probably those who you determine are reliable. So, those who don’t keep their promises quickly lose the trust of their friends and colleagues.
Before you commit to a new project or obligation, be sure you can fulfill it. If you really aren’t certain, then say so. It’s better to simply disappoint [...]