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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 […]
Penguins, Fish Sticks & New Year’s Resolutions
Happy new year! The start of a new year is traditionally a great time to consider change, but the window of opportunity is often short-lived. The challenge can be to find the right resources to help the reflective process and assist in setting a new course. Two popular books on change fit the bill and […]
Appreciative Inquiry: Generating Questions of Change
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is increasingly recognized as a powerful tool in organizational change but its popularity is creating a few problems. Its positive approach to handling change projects has been potentially over-emphasized, leading to a vulnerability to being labeled as a fad and irrelevant to the often harsh realities of organizational life, according to […]
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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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