2010 February | Achieved Strategies

Ditching Truths – II

Posted on23. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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Part II - Lack of Time for Coaching: In this three part blog series, I’m exploring truths that no longer have relevance in leading change in today’s businesses. In this second part of Ditching Truths, I want to explore the falsehood that too many managers succumb to – no time to coach employees. I hear [...]

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Our Past Does Not Dictate Our Future. The Top 10 Change Songs of All Time

Posted on23. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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First, I want to thank all of you who submitted your suggestions for this list. Your input was invaluable! Not all, but most songs made the list. This isn’t your typical Top 10 list. It’s written specifically for you, today’s change leader. You, the person, who is ready to start putting into play new ways [...]

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Connect. Share. Win. It’s Your Time!

Posted on21. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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We’re giving away to one lucky person Seth Godin’s new book “Linchpin” and Chip and Dan Heath’s “Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.” Cool. You may be asking yourself, “What do I need to do?” It’s simple. Follow these two steps and you’re golden. Enter your comments below about the song you [...]

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Ditching Truths – Part I

Posted on17. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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The other day I wrote down on a green post-it the answer to the question, “what’s the bigger purpose surrounding your work as a change and transition strategist?” The answer I wrote down was “shift how change happens in businesses.” Shifting how change happens means, in part, working with leaders to uncover their role as [...]

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A Change Story

Posted on16. Feb, 2010 by Becky Shook.

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Change rains down upon you, or maybe you have chosen to make a change. It doesn’t matter; you’ve just been thrown into what we call the Change Curve. Now you are in for a ride! What kind of ride you take will depend on the choices you make. Here we go! You enter the ride [...]

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Top 10 Change Songs of All Time

Posted on13. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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What do you think the top 10 change songs of all time are? Maybe it’s an anti-war song? Perhaps David Bowie’s Changes? Perhaps a spiritual? Share your thoughts below. Your suggestions could be included in the list. The final list comes out February 23. Comment below. Share your suggestions below. Interact with others below. Let’s [...]

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The Rising of A New Type of Change Leader

Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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It isn’t a remarkable insight of mine when I say that we are living in a world faced with rapid-paced change. The economy is surfacing new dilemmas for government to address. We’ve read about horrible acts of leadership from CEOs that leave us wondering where integrity went. The latest is the surprising actions not taken [...]