Category: Change

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  Conserve Momentum

    Organisations are full of people who tell you to stop. We are told to stop: to wait for a meeting to wait for clarity to wait for approval to wait for support to wait for proof to wait for another project to wait for another business unit to assess risks to develop a better…

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  Adoption, Change, Working Out Loud

  WIIFM on Working Socially?

  Let’s be honest: change bites!  Most people do not like change.  Change brings uncertainty, a loss of security and control, a fleeting feeling of helplessness, and even panic.  Helping large organizations embrace disruptive change is a tall order.  What’s needed are roadmaps, play books, guidance, intelligence, patience, and a little inspiration.  But, change can be…
• Adoption, Change

  Setting Expectations

    Photo by Sarah Ziegler A friend and I were recently talking about adoption. Specifically we were talking about the adoption of tools that help build enterprise communities. One idea we discussed that I haven’t read that much about is:         Setting expectations. While I know this idea is not new, I…
• Change, Working Out Loud

  Working Out Loud: Three Years Later

  In about one month, my first blog post about Working Out Loud will be three years old: When Will We Work Out Loud? Soon! I’ve been thinking about adding it to the family picture. But during recent months I’ve started to feel a bit hypocritical on the topic. Do I practice what I preach within…
• Adoption, Change

  How to start a change movement

  Change movements fascinate me.  People coming together to create change that is beyond the power of one individual, is how all of our greatest social accomplishments have been made.  I have started a few myself, both successfully and unsuccessfully.  I have studied lots of others hunting for ideas that can be reused. I have learned…
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  Wasting People – Who Cares?

  “How have you been lately?” I asked recently a friend of mine, working in a large corporation. The response stroke me – “I now feel better than a while ago. I have resigned myself to the idea that I have no future in my job, in my company. I will no longer be promoted nor…
• Adoption, Change, Digital Workplace

  GRUNDFOS Holding A/S: a Social Success

  Grundfos is a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technology.   (source: LinkedIn).  This privately held leading manufacturer recognized that social was the catalyst to embed its values throughout the company and provide innovative solutions for its clients. Values: “We sum up our values with the words: BE responsible>THINK ahead>INNOVATE.…
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  Immersion is a Catalyst of Change

  When making major change finding symbols and mechanisms that help accelerate the change can be important. These elements of your change management plan act as catalysts, helping make the change occur. Jim Collins described the power of catalytic mechanisms as a vehicle to help organisations achieve goals in a classic Harvard Business Review article. Immersion in…
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  The Sound of Social Business

  “Social”, in its social business meaning, has a lot to do with the way business is made, the way corporations are organized and interact with their internal and external stakeholders, the tools they use to generate value in the age of networks. Nothing to do with art, music – leave aside the well-worn concept of…
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  Four Things Change Agents Need

  Driving change in any organisation is hard.  There are lots of approaches to driving change. Two of my favourites are Kotter’s and the McKinsey influence model.  There are many more. In my experience, getting traction and making change stick requires four key elements to be established. This change is real:  You need leadership, a strong case for change…