4-5. Is There a Difference Between Continuity and Complacency?
We all want to be ‘change agents,’ right? But sometimes reliability and predictability are good. So, is it good sometimes to be a ‘continuity agent’?
This is for a second menu breaking episodes down by topic area rather than the four themes
We all want to be ‘change agents,’ right? But sometimes reliability and predictability are good. So, is it good sometimes to be a ‘continuity agent’?
We talk a lot about the importance of collaboration nowadays, but do we really know how to evaluate it? I relay one experience that might provide clues.
When leaders commit misconduct or otherwise harm their reputation, some people dismiss the good that the leader did. When, if at all, is this appropriate?
Organizations face counternarratives continuously. Are there ways of defending the organization against them without resorting to defensiveness?
When change effort succeed, there is often a push to celebrate success, but is that always the best thing to do? Sometimes, no response may be better.
Organizations face counternarratives continuously. Are there ways of defending the organization against them without resorting to defensiveness?
Anyone can claim that a change effort succeeded or failed, often arguing emotionally. Is there a rational way to argue that a change effort had an impact?
My third episode looking at an organization’s commitment and obligations to its members, this time focusing on the care and welfare of members’ families
Overusing smartphones could harm one’s health, but we persist in using them and how we use them is becoming more complex. Should we break the cycle?
Managers tend to use instrumental approaches to changing organizational culture, often to disappointing results. Why is that and what other options exist?