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Great leaders make change happen. But what are the characteristics that make them so effective? In essence, there are just five, though none of them... Continue reading

When one major utilities company, with huge production sites, decided to introduce tricycles to get around site they knew there would be resistance to the... Continue reading

The Trouble with Change is... is a video that sums up humorously The 5 Forces of Change approach to change management. It has had over... Continue reading

The story goes back to 1971, but is still alive today. In 1971, Rick Barry, a professional NBA (National Basketball Association) basketball player in the... Continue reading

We all recall how Ebenezer Scrooge is miraculously transformed in ‘A Christmas Carol’. But have you ever wondered how you could conjure up similar transformation... Continue reading

A recent Radiolab podcast http://www.radiolab.org/story/91500-emergence/  deals with the idea of ‘Emergence’ – how patterns of intelligent behaviour emerge in the absence of leaders. A colony... Continue reading

I hope this makes you smile (or wince) – “The Trouble with Change…” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXwnno9jns  Based on the famous comedy sketch by John Cleese,... Continue reading

For many people change management seems like an invention created to keep consultants and Human Resource professionals in business. They wonder why we need change management... Continue reading

Change can, and does, cause people stress, providing a strong motive for resistance, whether passive (avoidance) or active (opposition). This is not, however, universally true;... Continue reading