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We Need To Make a Few Changes Around Here!

You have probably said this, or at the very least, had this thought. Forbes Magazine published an article by Victor Lipman, entitled, Why Does Organizational Change Usually Fail. The article summarized a new study by Robert Half Management Resources. The conclusions

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Why Is It So Hard To Change?

Sometimes, we acknowledge that we need to make some changes in our professional or personal lives. The biggest obstacle seems to be our general, but normal, dislike for change. The big question is, why do we find it so hard

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When It Comes to Change … KISS!

Sometimes, when we are making some change in our business or organization, the situation may seem to get worse rather than better. Sometimes, in our effort to cover all of the bases and lock down even the smallest details we

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Why Is Change So HARD?

In an organizational or business context, most of us have asked this question many, many times.  What is so disconcerting, is having a vision will be accomplished by the change that does not resonate with the group. Every organization will

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Change … and the resistance to it!

As a team leader, have you ever heard these themes or variations thereof: “My 20 year old system works just fine”; “This is just too complicated, I am never going to be able to run this”; or “Why are we

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Change is Difficult … here’s why!

 Not every change we make is significant. But the more substantial the change is, the more suspicious we become and the less we like it. But, this is true of most people because we expect and our experience has indicated

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Why are there so many obstacles to change?

In my April 1, 2015 article, “Planning Some Changes …watch for these obstacles!”, we explored several obstacles to successful change, efforts. Here is the BIG question. If we know where to go, why is change so difficult? There are a

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3 Obstacles to Successful Change

If we know where to go, why is change so difficult? There are a variety of obstacles that companies may need to overcome and that may hinder their efforts to achieve successful change. These hurdles are as diverse as the

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Change … or transformation

Now, you are leading a change or transformation effort. The strategic efforts are very important to your department and organization. It’s strategic. You can’t afford to fail. BIG question: Is this going to work? Here is a list of likely

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Burnout … or just tired?

Steven Brennan wrote an article for the Business Insider entitled, 13 questions to ask yourself to find out if you’re burnt out at work. At some point almost everyone has at least asked themselves, if they were burnt out. The

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