Organizational Change | Achieved Strategies

A Word on Recovering from Loss

Posted on12. Oct, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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My grandmother (we called her Nana) died yesterday. It was unexpected. For us left behind it’s the worst way to go. I think for my Nana it was the best way. Her passing felt like a rip in my life. Suddenly her spirit was not here. There in the space she lived was an empty [...]

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6 Belief Changers that Influence Change

Posted on02. May, 2011 by Shawn Murphy.

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For a leader, causing change is difficult. For years, the statistic has been that 70% of change initiatives fail. Let’s put that into context. When a senior manager wants to improve efficiency in how insurance claims are paid, for example, it is more likely to back fire on him. Or when a company wants to [...]

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Revealing the Best in Your People

Posted on16. Nov, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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A business strategy is no good without people. Management can create a compelling reason for shifts in the business for 2011, but without engagement by staff into those changes, stellar strategy becomes stagnant strategy. By stagnant I mean that the strategic ideas and related tactics become fodder for water cooler conversation. Something like, “Did you [...]

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A Way to Retain Your Employees

Posted on10. Nov, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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In our work with organizations we see managers continually involving the same people in projects. It’s logical for sure; however, it limits the company’s ability to generate fresh solutions to constantly evolving problems. It also sends an unintended message to those who aren’t invited to be on project teams: we have favorites around here. You [...]

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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 Some of us get over it faster and others get stuck defending the soon-to-be-outdated way.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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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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The Leadership Oath

Posted on15. Aug, 2010 by Shawn Murphy.

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Our doctors take they Hippocratic Oath swearing to ethically treat their patients, and to follow an ideal conduct as a physician. In a conversation with a client, she casually suggested that leaders should take a Leadership Oath. Ethics and ideal conduct are not limited to physicians and are fitting for leaders. So what follows is [...]