by John Barrett | Change, Leadership
Your organization needs to implement significant change in order to survive. You have high hopes that this will go well, since your people are talented and enthused about the mission. There’s one big problem that really has you stymied. A few otherwise great...
by Christi Barrett | Change, Leadership
Culture change in organizations requires more than a series of passionate speeches and staff training. Before leaders sow the seeds of change, they need to increase their chances of success by understanding their own assumptions about how or if people change. Whether...
by Christi Barrett | Learning
Raise your hand if you prefer success. How about failure? When we succeed, we often say “whoopee”and quickly move on to the next thing to do. When we fail, we hurry past the mistake and try to erase it from memory. Both of these choices mean that we...
by Christi Barrett | Influence
You may be thinking, “Me? I’d never be a leader in an organization whose culture was intimidating! I’m a nice person!” Unfortunately, organizational culture and habits have a tendency to creep, if we’re not careful. There may be some ways...
by Christi Barrett | Judgment, Strategic
Think you’re not focusing on strategy because you don’t have enough time? Maybe it’s because you’re afraid to fail. You want – or even need – guaranteed success at every step. Being too successful can actually work against you. If...
