Harmonious Workplaces

MARCH 2, 2024

Persuade and solidify commitment using stories of triumph and loss in organizational development. I recently asked my mentor, Alan Landers, to provide an article on practical interventions one can use in organizational development. My wife Lisa and I chatted this morning about various things on our minds.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the dynamic fields of organizational development (OD) and change management (OCM), a consultant’s ability to ask the right questions plays as crucial a role as having the right answers. Appreciative Inquiry: A Double-Edged Sword In dialogic organizational development practices, appreciative inquiry has emerged as a powerful tool.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JULY 8, 2024

Popular Hulu Series Presents Lessons on Workplace Culture My wife and I started watching the Hulu series “The Bear” a few months ago and excitedly anticipated the third season, which dropped on June 26, 2023. We blitzed through the eight-part series within a week.

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Harmonious Workplaces

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A few data points illustrate the amount of change people are facing at work: All of that change is overwhelming employees and middle managers: These data come from two surveys1,2 conducted in the first half of 2023 and reinforce our own […] The post Stay Grounded with a Simple Change Management Framework appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces. (..)

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). Facilitated by Christina Walsh, the topic of discussion involved the “refraction points” (Nour, 2023) in our lives and careers , which bend our trajectory in new directions. References De Botton, A. The School of Life.

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