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Attend conferences with other members from your organization. Divide yourselves across the conference and see how many connections you can make. There is a wealth of information freely shared in conferences, through keynote speakers, industry presenters, and interesting participants. […]
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What things are involved in moving from a present condition to a desired condition? The act and art of leadership is all about identifying the negatives of a current situation and doing all that you possibly can to make sure […]
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Keep in mind that, during a change process, people most always carry the same five questions with them: “What is happening?” “Why is it happening?” “When is it happening?” “How will I be impacted [by the outcomes and in […]
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Why is it important to have higher aspirations as a leader? The main aim of being a leader is to set very achievable targets for yourself and all the other members within the group. This goes with the task of […]
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There are scores of different beliefs, definitions, models, propositions, and sensing instruments related to people’s state of readiness and capacity for change. The knowledge and information are important for the stewards of change because, like the four factors above, it […]
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How to organize yourself and the group that you lead. Organizing oneself and the group as a leader has always presented its own problems. Many a time, leaders are found to be beating about the bush trying all that they […]
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In yesterday’s world, major organization change was often experienced as a cataclysmic eruption one hoped would occur only every millennium or two. In today’s more complex, dynamic world, organization change is ongoing work, not just a one-time “catch up” […]
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I will expand on the rubber band analogy that explains dynamic tension created between your current state and your desired state, by adding in the aspects of the change equation. The change equation demonstrates the aspects that need […]
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It is difficult for leaders to establish if decisions have been made based on facts or feelings and intuitions. When we take cultural differences into the equation, it is even more so. Everyone makes decisions in their own unique way […]
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It is paramount to success to be emotionally self-aware as a global leader, to be empathetic and skilled in building rapport. These are essential to bridge cross-cultural differences. Though we speak different languages, our limbic systems express the same […]
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Presence is shaped from many aspects of one’s personality, how one thinks, feels and uses emotion. It is the deepest connection to your spirit and least affected by ego or fear. Competency of presence is the life practice of transformational […]
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Vision as a guide for today. More often than not, within organizations, a carefully formulated vision is created and subsequently posted in all the appropriate publications. It even appears on the walls of headquarters. This is understood to be good […]
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Transformational leaders understand that creating a compelling attractive visual image of their desired outcome is paramount to success. It is essential to ignite the flame of passion in everyone so they can move towards the shared goal. When all group […]
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At the base of human behavior, Gary Zukav states we are always in one of two core states, one of love and trust (self-realization), or one of fear and doubt (self-preservation). All of our emotions can be categorized into […]
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Personal growth is the ability to integrate all aspects of oneself, to claim previously ignored parts and accept yourself fully. We often deny some of our personal traits because we do not want to own them as they may remind […]
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