by Monique Zera | Feb 15, 2022 | Change Management, Monique's Blogs
Hello. My name is Monique, and I’m a change manager who hates change. After years of receiving “consulting therapy” from various mentors, I am now able to say these words out loud and proudly. But for a long time, it felt more like an admission of guilt. I mean, who... 
by Speranta Cristache | Oct 20, 2021 | Process Improvement
By nature, disruptors are not popular. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win, then they copy you.” We have all heard some version of this quote, and we have all seen it play out in real life. We’ve seen it with... 
by Lisa Jasper | Sep 1, 2021 | CIO Concerns, Collaboration, Communication, Culture, Delivery Methods, Lisa's Blogs, Performance Management, Productivity, Technology, Visibility
Last week, we held a two-day training session for our extended leadership team. We’d been planning it for months — the meeting room, the dinner activity, the team building exercises … the works! This was, as I’m sure you’re picking up on, more than just a meeting,... 
by Thought Ensemble | Apr 5, 2021 | Change Management, TE's Blogs
Buzzword Soup, Anyone? If I use words like “Transformation” or “Change Management” in a meeting, everyone nods like they get it. But in reality, there are usually as many understandings of those terms as there are people around the table. In today’s soup of ambiguous... 
by Tal Wolgroch | Oct 20, 2020 | Change Management, Culture, Organization, Tal's Blogs
It is often said that organizational culture is like a fog — it is all around us; it impacts our ability to see, to move quickly, and to deliver; but we cannot quite put our finger on it. Indeed, some organizations see their culture as a byproduct of operations,... 
by Lisa Jasper | Sep 16, 2020 | Change Management, DEI, Lisa's Blogs
I love working with companies who really want to make a difference, beyond just making money for their shareholders. I mean, making money is fun and all, but it is even more rewarding to join in on a just cause. Plus, as this HBR article explains, companies who have...