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Making personal change possible

Four Tactics for Making Personal Change Possible

Personal change can seem difficult, but these four tactics can help you make the kind of lasting changes that will improve your effectiveness within and beyond the workplace.

HR Leader working with a Change Partner

Partnering for Change: An HR Leader’s Perspective on Working with a Change Partner

These tips can help organizations work effectively with a change partner to maintain alignment, find effective ways to drive strategy and achieve a successful transformation.

Every cloud has a silver lining, and 2020 is no exception.

Silver Linings: Lessons We’ve Learned in 2020

Many people look forward to putting a difficult year behind them, while others see this year as a period of positive changes and opportunities. Look for the silver linings in the lessons of 2020.

Change leaders can avoid this pitfall when cutting costs

Avoid This Pitfall When Cutting Costs

Looking to reduce costs during your organization redesign? Consider changing how the work is done and then align staffing levels to match the work.

Recipe for Success: How 3 Organization Design Principles Helped a Business in Crisis

Recipe for Success: How 3 Organization Design Principles Helped a Business in Crisis

The last few months have been difficult for all organizations. In this environment, the value of understanding how to align strategy, capabilities and tradeoffs/choices is more important than ever.

Executives can lead teams to success with effective change management.

Effective Change Management: 4 Ways Executives Can Lead Teams to Success

Executives that can look beyond their own self-interest to prioritize the needs of the organization as a whole will achieve greater success.

Successful organizational transformation change partners

Four Essential Practices for Becoming a Successful Transformational Change Partner

In a recent post, we explored the role of the change partner as an essential facilitator who helps alignment leaders initiate and maintain organizational alignment. The change partner not only provides critical feedback and support to the leader, but is also responsible for much of the heavy lifting throughout the

Subtly toxic cultures can impair organizational effectiveness

Fix Your Subtly Toxic Culture to Improve Organizational Effectiveness

Learn two major tactics that can effectively address subtly toxic cultures, prevent important decision delays help improve an organization’s effectiveness.

Make intentional organization choices during crisis-driven changes.

Crisis-Driven Change: Making Intentional Organizational Adjustments

What does the next step beyond crisis-mode look like for an organization – and how do companies adjust for the long-haul? As with any significant change to an organizational ecosystem, alignment is key.

Executive considering how to maintain organizational alignment during difficult times

Maintaining Organizational Alignment in Difficult Times

What is most important in structuring your organization for the post-crisis future? A successful comeback requires strong, positive, transparent leadership and good communication.