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Family matters: A different perspective on change
Family businesses get a bad rap. Their reputation is based on family feuds, eccentric and self-interested leadership, and powerful boards where members blood matters more than brains. Recent research by Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller* suggests, however, that successful family businesses - including icons such as Ikea and Wal-Mart - represent an important set […]
The Upside of Down: Catastrophic & Creative Change
Unlike most business writers who use up-to-date stories to develop theories and strategies on managing change, the winner of the latest Canadian Business Book Award has made his argument based on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Don’t let this put you off, though - this book is well worth taking on your […]
Dining Out on Radical Change
It all started with a discussion at a dinner table. The members of a local church in a US city decided to serve hot breakfasts to homeless people on a Sunday morning. Hardly a radical change in itself but the effects were to ripple through the church and the community. Not only […]
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Change Post-its: Cultural Intelligence & Change
Change Post-its are ideas we come across as we scan the internet and other sources for new ideas that... read more →
Communicating Strategic Change? Get Sensitive.
A key question in managing strategic change is how best to communicate that change to external stakeholders. It may... read more →
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