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Have Change Conversations

Change the mindset in the organization to a learning-focused mindset

Having regular conversations around change enables for creating a learning mindset – a mindset where employees appreciate, desire and engage in change. When we change, we are learning – we are growing, adapting, getting better. We want to create this mindset so that employees are […]

Have Obstacles to Change? Of course you do!

Implementing Positive Organizational Change

Address them through communications

Obstacles to implementing change initiatives are common and can certainly cause change project failure if they are not addressed. Obstacles can be business-focused or personal-focused, as shown in the table below.

Business-focused obstacles to change Personal-focused obstacles to change Lack of tools or technology to enable for success Insufficient information about […]

Collaborate with Remote Employees to Develop Ground Rules

Ground rules enable for consistency among remote employees and are particularly important when employees are in different time zones and must collaborate or exchange information regularly. As a best practice, managers should collaborate with remote employees to develop ground rules. Remote employees who participate in developing ground rules are more likely to adopt those ground […]

3 Tips to Engage Employees in Cross-Functional Projects

Project Charter

Cross-functional projects benefit from getting a diverse group of employees involved in participating on the initiative. The diversity they bring enables for ensuring the project meets the needs of a broader group as well as enables for a better, more successful project overall.

Here are three (3) tips to get employees engaged in cross functional […]

Getting Buy-In for a Large Project – Part 3 of 3

Use Your Influencing Skills

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this case study.

In this last part of this case study, we’ll share a little about Alison’s outreach efforts as well as the results of those efforts.

Alison’s goal in these outreach efforts was to influence those peers with whom she had strong relationships […]