Rick Conlow

MARCH 7, 2021

We can meet new people from different cultures with ease. Yet, it is not quite so easy to melt away the distrust and prejudice that sometimes accompanies cross-cultural interaction. Cultural norms. Consider someone with cultural background, ethnicity, or values that differ from your own. Furthermore, we lose empathy.

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LSA Global

JUNE 13, 2024

Done right, effective change leaders ensure that goals are met in a way that ensures both the business and the people emerge stronger and healthier than before. Can your leaders articulate a clear and compelling enough vision for change?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Can your managers create enough strategic clarity and commitment? Making Effective Team Decisions without Enough Data Due to the rapid pace of change, managers were required to make difficult team decisions before being able to collect or analyze all the data they desired. Learn more about getting aligned.

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LSA Global

MARCH 6, 2025

The Importance of Shaping One Corporate Culture Corporate culture is the DNA and heartbeat of an organization; it exists by design or by default. And, regardless of their origin, culture either helps or hinders company performance and employee well-being.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Sometimes, they put the project on the parking lot, because maybe the laws of physics would change? Computers kept getting cheaper and more capable, so, in a sense, the laws of physics did change. Managers Had Many Cancellation Options. My managers didn't just cancel projects at the end of the requirements phase.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 26, 2024

That is why change management simulation data tells us that celebrating wins, even small ones, can lead to desired behavior change and sustained high performance. Conversely, employees and cultures with consistently low levels of dopamine show higher levels of employee disengagement and motivation.

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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. Unraveling the interplay of authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence and psychological well-being.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Company founders would seem to be a natural fit for change management programs. Unfortunately, when founders attempt to apply these skills to their own organizations, they usually aren’t as successful: It seems the industry disrupter’s virtues are the organizational change manager’s vices.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. Here’s the link: [link] I could not help but to reflect on my personal experience in my last executive role where I needed to stand up to a bully boss. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams.

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LSA Global

MARCH 13, 2025

Team members must feel comfortable sharing information, providing updates, discussing challenges, and constructively debating ideas. A transparent team culture ensures that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities in a way that fosters collaboration. What you allow one person to get away with sets the performance standard.

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LSA Global

JULY 18, 2024

Tips to Mitigate Confirmation Bias Encourage psychological team safety and a culture of constructive debate where team members feel comfortable voicing and challenging assumptions. Tips to Mitigate Overconfidence Bias Foster a culture of humility, benchmarking, continuous learning. It can also lead to complacency.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

Examples include defining and agreeing on new work practices, creating a blueprint for business processes, agreeing on changes to job roles and responsibilities, establishing new performance-management systems, training in new business skills as well as the more obvious training and education in using the new system, and so on.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Identify five people that know you well and would be comfortable giving you constructive feedback. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career.

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LSA Global

MARCH 3, 2025

They purposefully and consistently align a companys strategy, culture, and talent so that everyone and everything is moving in the same direction for the same reasons. Enhancing Organizational Agility We know from change management consulting experts that organizational agility is a crucial determinant of success.

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LSA Global

MARCH 14, 2024

Navigating the Typical Phases of Organizational Change Organizational leaders face a daunting task: keeping up with or staying ahead of the relentless pressure to change. Study after study has found that the majority of change programs fail to meet expectations. The same is true of navigating the typical phases of change.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In fact, our leadership simulation assessment found that change partnering is a critical skill that elevates leaders and teams to new heights by fostering change resilience and alignment. Establish a Foundation of Trust Change management consulting experts understand the significance of trust when dealing with organizational change.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 27, 2025

We know from change management simulation data that successful teams are built on a foundation of clearly defined roles that ensure efficiency, accountability, and collaboration. Team culture accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performing teams. Tricky and often shifting stakeholder expectations.

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LSA Global

JULY 11, 2024

5 Ways to Champion Organizational Change We know from change management simulation data that organizational change is essential for organizational survival and growth. We also know that driving successful change at work is a complex process that requires foresight, planning, and execution.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

Adapting to change. The reinvention of NASA has been an evolution spanning three phases, each focused on achieving different goals and characterized by particular technology strategies, cultural values, and ways of working with external parties. This demanded shifts in cultural values, relational approaches, and technology strategy.

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LSA Global

JULY 11, 2023

When behavioral change in the workplace is required, change management consulting experts know the reaction of those affected by change is often one of frustration and resistance. So the question is: How can you help those most affected by change to embrace new ways of working required to get where you want to go?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2017

In its fast-changing industry, big challenges loomed on many fronts. Advanced materials and new construction methods were bringing far greater complexity to manufacturing processes. Moreover, managers and teams were unsure who owned what decisions, constantly kicking them upstairs and putting more demands on the senior team.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 14, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a Strategic Influence Workshop for NASA. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

They shift their culture so that some of these ideas begin to permeate and shape the behaviors and actions of their employees. Those who get it right recognize that changing behavior requires a multipronged effort that ultimately shifts the culture of the organization. Q: What are you working on now?

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LSA Global

MAY 2, 2023

Frustrated, misaligned, and complacent people do not have the desire or bandwidth to drive meaningful change and lasting with their teams. Before you can design and implement an effective plan for change, you must do a thorough current state analysis to ensure a realistic view of your internal capabilities and workplace culture.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

96% Job Relevance 97% Satisfaction 92% Net Promoter Score These experienced leaders were charged with project management , program management, and portfolio management across previously siloed functions and departments that were used to doing their own thing and being successful within their own span of control.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Although this can present leadership challenges related to shifting strategy, culture and operations, it certainly isn’t rocket science. Erasmus decided to build its own electronic data capture tool, which allows the center to construct data collection forms and distribute these to patients via a web portal.

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Nash Consulting

MAY 21, 2024

It not only reflects a significant loss in ROI from training investments but creates a “flavor of the year” culture, where people learn to hold their breath and wait for the new change to eventually and inevitably go away. And we become a culture of resistance.

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Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

To survive, they require significant support including rewards that reinforce teamwork, an effective meeting/communications structure and a supportive culture. 6th Commandment: People will embrace change if they construct it. The most effective change managers distinguish between controlling people and controlling results.

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