Strategy

Make your change a combo!

Make your change a combo!

If you’ve traveled on a big airplane, you might have noticed that when you lock…
How to run a status meeting

How to run a status meeting

I hate status meetings. Well, most of them.On large projects, status meetings typically pull together…
Begin your Project with Failure

Begin your Project with Failure

A primary role of change leaders is to blow the whistle early when a program…
Your Initiative Needs a Canary

Your Initiative Needs a Canary

“Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) can be credited with many of the agency’s most flamboyant successes…
A Path Through Chaos

A Path Through Chaos

“Today I’m pleased to present a new vision for our company! We are going to…
Make the Future Tasty

Make the Future Tasty

Returning to Japan has been a fantastic experience punctuated by fabulous food. If you’ve never…
I’m Afraid! Resistance Part 3

I’m Afraid! Resistance Part 3

In the previous two weeks, we covered the first two common resistance responses to change: I…
6 Steps to Change Your Life!

6 Steps to Change Your Life!

Like you, I’m attracted to headlines that promise simple steps to make life better: The…
<strong>Layoffs done right?</strong>

Layoffs done right?

Layoffs suck for everyone. Previously I reviewed Jeffrey Pfeffer’s guidance that layoffs rarely create an…
<strong>Operating with Two Timelines in Mind</strong>

Operating with Two Timelines in Mind

The Weather Network shared a report that 259 people died between 2011 and 2017 in attempts…
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