2010 October | Achieved Strategies

The Death of “It’s Your Job”

Posted on26. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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When it comes to change we all experience some level of resistance. Some of us get over it faster and others get stuck defending the soon-to-be-outdated way. Over the years, we’ve learned much about how people respond to change and how to work with people to accept change. Some pioneers who’ve helped lead the way [...]

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A Better Way to Recovery from a Mistake

Posted on26. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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Leading people through change places a unique demand on managers. It’s possibly one of the biggest challenges to lean into and cause results. Leading change requires leaders to focus on the tangibles of what’s changing and the people impacts – the intangibles. For managers and executives who have successfully led change in their business, one [...]

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5 Observations Managers Use to Adjust Their Leadership Approach

Posted on24. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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My thoughts on leadership fill the Internet with millions of other leadership bloggers. Yet there is one topic that isn’t discussed commonly in the many blogs on leadership – the skill of observation. Often times the success of a leader is measured by the actions he/she takes and the results caused, rightly so; however, leadership [...]

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7 Warning Signs that Your Work Environment Sucks

Posted on20. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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There’s an analogy of a frog and water. If you put the frog in cold water and slowly turn-up the heat, the frog won’t notice and slowly cook. However, if you put the frog in boiling water, the frog will jump out. In this analogy the frog is us, and the water our environment. The [...]

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Bring Humanity Back to Work

Posted on19. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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The New York Times published a news story about the pending turnover storm in American businesses. If you’ve not read it, click the hyperlink to the left. It’s an important read for executives. I’ll simplify a key message in the article: If your company has lost its humanity in responding to the economic crisis, be [...]

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3 Audacious Communication Ideas to Keep Change Momentum Humming – Disney Ideas Part 2

Posted on16. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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After a recent trip to Disney World, I identified eight business actions Disney does extremely well that can help a manager cause change within the business. This is Part 2 of a multi-blog series that explores audacious ideas to defy the “here we go again” employee responses associated with change. In Part 1 I proclaimed [...]

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Let Us Take You into 2011

Posted on15. Oct, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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Is your business struggling to survive in this economic environment? Do you have in place what is needed to expand and grow your business? Are you looking for ways to cut costs and save money in your business? The new year is coming upon us quickly, and as a company willing to thrive in 2011, [...]