What do Organizational Change and Curling have in Common?

Four Keys to Becoming a World Champion Curler and Successful Organizational Change

Speaking to the Certified Management Consultants of Manitoba Jeff Stoughton the 2011 World Curling Champion described the exhilaration as he made the winning shot and reach his goal of becoming the best curler in the world.  He credited his success to four key things, preparation, trust, belief and support.  These same keys are also important to remember when facilitating organizational change. Read more

The Messenger Matters When Communicating Change

Match the Messenger to the Message for More Effective Communication “Will you talk to him? He will listen if he hears it from you.”  That was a request from a client when planning a course of action that would require her manager’s approval. Sound familiar?  Think about how many times you have asked someone else […]

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Is it possible to over communicate during change?

I believe it is almost impossible to over communicate during change.

It is almost impossible to communicate too much information during change, but it is possible to communicate too much information too soon.  A few years ago during one of my workshop, we were discussing common communication mistakes when a participant shared her story. Read more

Change Management is not Training Supersized

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Organizational Change: Seeing Through the Disorder to Achieve a New Order

Help, my organizational change is not going as planned. Even well planned organizational change initiative can feel messy when you are in the middle of the transition. Margaret Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science said, “that it is only with disorder that we can find the new order.”  Your ability to use the […]

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