Orders of Magnitude Impact
If we want to make a big impact, let’s get good at making a small impact then set a goal for one order of magnitude …
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Some People Just Can’t Be Told
Try as we might, some people won’t do what we need them to do. It’s not that they are bad or stupid. It’s that they …
A New Type of Leader
Our organizations need something different from us at each size and stage. What had worked so well for us becomes less and less effective as …
Training is Not Enough
Training can help us grow ourselves and our organizations. It is great for creating a common understanding across people, introducing tools and approaches, and opening …
Tilting the Balance Towards Change
We change when the benefits minus the pains of changing are greater than the benefits minus the pains of not changing. Not because someone said …
For Big Change, Ignore the Naysayers
If we want to influence a big change, we need not spend much time trying to convince the naysayers, the haters, the opponents. They will change or …
Change
Change can appear so hard that we often will do anything to avoid it. Stagnation happens inside organizations from this fear of change. Come to …
Express Train to Results
Selling or influencing or leading change can be like riding the local train making all stops: it takes a long time. Often too long. We …
All Change Demands Thought and Action Both
Some of us are action junkies. Some of us are devotees of the Think System. Yet whenever we want to make a change, we must …
To Change Someone’s Mind
In order to change someone’s mind, start where their mind is now. Should we start with our position–by convincing, educating, lobbying, telling, fighting, begging, tricking, …