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Creating a Clear Path for Change

Creating a Clear Path for Change

The world today is changing more rapidly than ever before.  We are being asked to think and act in new ways to respond to global challenges.  Whether you are a leader of change or someone navigating personal change, it’s important to have a clear path or vision (more…)

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Navigating Change: Being a Resilient Leader

Navigating Change: Being a Resilient Leader

In my work with leaders introducing transformational change in their organizations, I have seen how much a leader’s personal resilience during change determines the resilience of his or her people. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after difficulty or adversity.  It is integral to your role (more…)

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The Brain on Change

The Brain on Change

Most people see change as difficult and thus resist it adamantly.  I see this happen often among all types of individuals and teams.  It’s due in large part to a fear of the unknown that change represents.  This fear then shows up as resistance that can block (more…)

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8 Keys to Supporting Your Team Through Change

8 Keys to Supporting Your Team Through Change

After one of our recent Leading Change programs, a client told me, “Finally, I feel like I have a blueprint for how to do change!  I can see what I’ve been doing wrong as a leader and how I’ve let my teams down.  Now I know how (more…)

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Wisdom in the Workplace: Cultivating Authentic and Resilient Leadership

Wisdom in the Workplace: Cultivating Authentic and Resilient Leadership

Just returned from the Wisdom 2.0 Business conference held in San Francisco on May 11-12. I was thrilled to hear speakers share their perspectives on the leadership and authenticity needed to manage the change our world is facing. Scott Kriens, co-founder of 1440 Foundation and former CEO (more…)

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Change Style Versus Change Competency

Change Style Versus Change Competency

Getting change adopted in an organization can be very tricky and take a lot of time, simply because everyone has their own style and pace for responding to change.  As you work to implement something new or different, one pitfall that can stall your efforts is to (more…)

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It Takes Resilient Leaders to Build a Resilient Organization

It Takes Resilient Leaders to Build a Resilient Organization

The saying “change is the only constant” seems like an understatement these days. Whether it’s due to economic pressures, corporate mergers, technological innovation, or natural disasters, most of us are increasingly faced with big change. If you are a leader today, you are probably looking at how (more…)

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Using Neuroscience to Lead Change – What Are You Focusing On?

Using Neuroscience to Lead Change – What Are You Focusing On?

Yesterday, I was talking with a client about the power of our brain and how critical it is to be aware of where you put your attention when leading change.  Our discussion reminded me of a related article on the neuroscience of why this is so.  In (more…)

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Neuroleadership: Brain-Friendly Leader Development

Neuroleadership:  Brain-Friendly Leader Development

Over the years, I have learned that leadership programs need to be more than just theoretical and conceptual, or else desired behavior changes don’t last.  If you want sustainable change, you need to include thinking about neuroscience, and consider how the brain operates.  Then create programs that (more…)

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Retraining Your Brain to Be Resilient

Retraining Your Brain to Be Resilient

Successfully leading change requires resilience, and the ability to manage our own stress is a big factor. Did you know that when we are under stress, our brains react predictably?  Studies in neuroscience have shown that any perceived threat or danger activates an unconscious body-brain response based (more…)

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