Change In Action

3 Considerations for Transparent Conversations

Posted on05. Apr, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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Yesterday I wrote about transparency being a matter of ethics. Leaders have got to know that transparency helps others make sense of the meaning behind actions/words. It can remove much of the guesswork in those all too frequent times when important information is not disclosed. So, what should a leader consider when needing to be [...]

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Leadership Act to Guide Your Week (4/3/11): Connect with Your Employees

Posted on03. Apr, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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Last week kicked off this new weekly Sunday ritual. Each Sunday we will share a specific leadership act for you to “try on” or reinforce your style of leadership. The response to the leadership ritual was positive. So, we’ll continue it until it runs its course. As you gear up for a great week, I [...]

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How An Army of Entrepreneurs is the Future of Work

Posted on31. Mar, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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Unmistakably the business world has changed. The shift triggered by the Great Recession coupled with significant social issues makes this change more notable today than in recent times. And the way leaders keep their business relevant, successful, and operational is changing, too. How could it not? Businesses are always influenced by external factors like the [...]

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3 Actions of A New Era Change Leader

Posted on28. Mar, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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I am utterly fascinated with how social technology is bringing people together. The implications have growing importance for today and tomorrow’s change leaders. Causing change requires a united group of people willing to hear, discuss, and even act on what is needed to make change happen. We know though through history that most change efforts [...]

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14 Ways to Help Employees Have Great Lives

Posted on21. Mar, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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Rather than writing a long post defending (big yawn) the necessity for leaders to help employees have great lives, I decided to list ideas on how it can be done. I also won’t defend the economic feasibility of the ideas. Some companies do have the financial means to make many of these ideas happen. These [...]

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Focus on People to Defy the Odds – Part 3

Posted on17. Mar, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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At the beginning of this three part blog series, I shared that 70% of changes executives attempt to make in the business fail. It’s unconscionable that such an investment continues to happen without more decision makers changing how they cause change. The high failure rate can be reduced. In this final post in the series, [...]

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Leader’s Who Defy the Odds – Part 2

Posted on14. Mar, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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In businesses of all sizes leaders must be smart about how they introduce changes. Additionally, this new era in business calls for deepened knowledge to introduce changes using tactics that make them stick. Last week I introduced Defy the Odds – a three-part post that explores seven areas leaders in this new era assess, plan, [...]