Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? Consultants are senior-level people, well-versed in the art and science of the domain in which we consult, be that change leadership or system architecture. If you were a hotel chain, would you be a Motel 6, Courtyard by Marriott, or a Ritz-Carlton?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

When referring to the significant challenges of her new organization, she consistently spoke in third-person references — they, them, those people. And when speaking about possible changes that needed to be made, she spoke only in first-person language: I will, I don’t. Minimize references to past successes.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Leadership creates pressure. What is the alternative to leadership pressure? What is the alternative to leadership pressure? Here are three reasons to embrace the leadership journey and the pressure it brings and four tips for making better decisions under pressure. "A No productive conflict? No aligned goals?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Regrets to Leadership Risks? Despite putting my own psychological safety at risk over Teams and physical safety at risk later meeting in person with an executive who refers to himself as “the devil” and a “scary dude” and who wields a pistol in the office, I feel I did the ethical thing: It prevented harm to others. Not necessarily.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

We recommend that you look at three categories of behavior: individual, team, and leadership. Leadership behavior. Leadership behavior. Leadership has to play a role in the culture if the whole organization is to transform. That is, what do you want people in the organization doing and not doing? Team behavior.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2023

You might be entirely on board and curious about how work and leadership will be different in the future. No leader sets out to become obsolete, and developing leadership habits is a competitive advantage. Why develop future-proof leadership skills? Well-equipped leadership makes a difference.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2023

But, change imposed is often change opposed. Being able to make change work is one of those leadership skills that are more important now than ever. Here is a four-step positive, strength-based approach to leading change that can bring new life to your team and business. References: Cooperrider, D.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Levels of Change Involvement to Consider Change management consulting experts know that there are different levels of change involvement to consider depending upon stakeholder needs and the urgency, scope, complexity, and impact of the desired changes.

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Cheryl Cran

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

With change management the goal is often to minimize the distractions and pains of the change. Change leadership, on the other hand, harnesses the energy, the power of people, the driving forces, visions and processes that fuel large-scale and sustainable transformation.

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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. References Bridger, E. Consulting capabilities for organizational change. Management Consulting Journal, 1( 1). Kogan Page.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The next time you head into a meeting where a major decision will be made, or important issue discussed, try the following exercise I’ve used to prepare for the workshops I run on innovation and leadership: Find an index card or sheet of paper (a paper napkin will also do). Which gets to why we aren’t already great listeners.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we begin this new year, I encourage you to spend some quiet time reflecting on this past year - the unforeseen challenges, the changes you made to your leadership habits, and what is most important. Why critical reflection matters Reflection is a powerful leadership tool. Biases are present in all leaders. Open-mindedness.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2023

Building trust is increasingly challenging and vital for executive leadership teams. Trust is the currency of any business and is what holds a business together during change. Why executive leadership trust matters "The reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something."

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 6, 2022

In an environment of perpetual change, the enemy of great change leadership is good change management. Good change management involves minimizing disruptions, avoiding costly mistakes, and control. In contrast, great change leadership maximizes business speed, efficiency, and innovation.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

An essential part of organizational consulting is helping individuals and teams gain clarity during change and dealing with role ambiguity created by the changes. Applying a RACI template in conjunction with a given change initiative is not intended to substitute for a robust change management plan.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Ongoing project assessment of changes taken with defined early indicators. The most threatening competitor leadership teams face is themself." Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. link] Performance Accelerator 3: Strategic Leadership. & Eden, C.

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LSA Global

JULY 18, 2024

” Anchoring Bias Anchoring refers to relying too heavily on the first piece of information encountered (the “anchor”) when making decisions. ” A Note on Alignment vs. Agreement We know from change management consulting experts that alignment is a must-have and agreement is a nice to have in most decision scenarios.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Psychology is the same whether starting a more challenging workout, an advanced leadership certificate, or an undesired task at home or work. Intrinsic is doing something because it is inherently interesting or enjoyable, and extrinsic refers to doing something because it leads to a reward. References. Intrinsic-Extrinsic.

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Ben de Haldevang

OCTOBER 11, 2018

See here for a link to our first piece of thought leadership, written by my colleague, David Boyd, ‘ Why the method in mergers and acquisitions is madness ‘ As ever, I’d love to hear from you…thoughts, comments, criticisms, all are welcome.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Leadership is about recognizing and leveraging the gap between stimulus and response to make a choice rather than a knee-jerk reaction. Using a leadership 360 assessment is one proven tool to improve critical reflection. This is one leadership assessment you need to be using. References: Densten, I. & Gray, J.

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Nash Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2024

Speaking of The Top 15 Management Skills: Our Managing With Mind & Heart leadership development series is coming to a Zoom environment near you! Join the thousands of others who have learned the Top 15 Management Skills through our interactive management workshop and register today for the public offering.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 18, 2022

And a huge knowledge and skill shift that is looming will serve as a leadership validation test. Innovations are changing the nature of work, and many jobs are getting disrupted by process automation and robotics. As the world changes people and businesses must change too. Effective leaders are good learners.

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Cheryl Cran

JUNE 12, 2016

I asked him if they were doing a change leadership approach for this and he said no and that was why he was worried. Most project management approaches have ‘change management’ as a component. Create or use an app with reminders and tasks for change leadership to keep everyone up to date.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2022

Executive leadership teams are talking about navigating burnout and a growing concern for the emotional well-being of employees. Effective leadership requires more than perks and pay. A leadership recipe for using humor. References: Aaker, J., & Depressive symptoms. Neuroticism. Social anxiety. Keep it positive.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Do You Leverage Change Friction to Change Behaviors at Work? Experienced leaders know that organizational change is a constant and vital force that either propels strategies and people forward or stops them in their tracks.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Plan a team meeting with company leadership to discuss: What is AI? References: Beckett, E. Generative AI is here: How tools like ChatGPT could change your business. Workforce Introduction Step 2: Engage your employees in meaningful conversations about AI. Being guarded promotes distrust. What does the future of AI look like?

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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. Key Questions to Answer: How will we use clear, written documentation that team members can reference?

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college. References De Botton, A. The School of Life.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Due to the nature of my role, I was exposed to a vast array of leadership and management styles, most specifically Director, VP and Partner level. Thus, these environments should be able to benefit from working with change management consultants when something new is needed. References. Image: Pexels.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

A lot of times, they weren’t looking for consultants, but they’re looking to supplement the leadership they have internally and knowing they don’t have to bring it in house. For most of those large firms, an add-on is, “Can we get a change management person in here and on the team too? Click To Tweet.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

Sadly, evidence suggests that 50% to 85% of mergers fail to deliver on shareholder returns despite leadership's best intentions. The leadership challenge is to figure out the best way to manage the formation of a blended new shared culture. Influence the leaders’ leadership style. REFERENCES Cameron, K.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Among the decisions I needed to make which could have profound effects on my career and my family, I found myself torn between what I had prepared to do since I reentered graduate school — management consulting in organizational development and change management — and what I had done as a consultant and executive, MarCom (marketing communications).

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LSA Global

AUGUST 12, 2019

The status quo is familiar; change can be threatening. For successful change to occur, companies need to get their employees on board. Leaders of change need to communicate the necessity of change by clearly expressing why the change is needed and how it will be realized. Communicate Regularly and Honestly.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 12, 2019

The status quo is familiar; change can be threatening. For successful change to occur, companies need to get their employees on board. Leaders of change need to communicate the necessity of change by clearly expressing why the change is needed and how it will be realized. Communicate Regularly and Honestly.

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Halo Psych

JUNE 8, 2020

Some managers have done this as a team discussion, others have done this via a simple survey. is something the Japanese refer to as ‘nemawashi’. Nemawashi is seen as a vital aspect of change, particularly major change. Something I’m always reminding leadership teams to do.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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