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Change Management Development

Are You Reinventing Continuously?

This post was originally published on December 16, 2011.
 
Can you remember going by car to some exciting destination when you were a child?  Okay, maybe it wasn’t exciting, but you were in the car and you asked the question that kids have been asking since Henry Ford produced the Model T – “Are we there yet?”

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Leadership SERVE

Progress Is Always Preceded by Change

Change – besides, religion and politics, there are few other topics that are so polarizing. Some people are opposed to change regardless of the reason, rationale or logic. Others, often leaders, make a living creating it. The irony is, even some leaders don’t love it, but they instigate it anyway. Why? Leaders understand: Progress is always preceded by change.

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Change Management Leadership Organizational Effectiveness

Fruit Basket Turnover

What do you think about when you hear the term fruit basket turnover? Where did that phrase come from anyway? At our organization, that’s the term we’ve used for decades to describe a massive reorganization.

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Teams

Today's Challenge: Team Structure

This is the next installment in a weekly series in which I answer a question from a leader somewhere in the world. If you’re new to this site, you may not know I wrote a book not long ago entitled The Secret of Teams. While I’ve been working to better understand and leverage the power of teams for decades, I’ve answered one question over and over again… Today’s Challenge: How should I structure my team for maximum performance?