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Great ideas, great people and great projects have fallen victim to resistance to change. Resistance is a natural part of the change process and exists in many forms. Look for these structural and [...]

Leadership is the core of change.  When it comes to change within an organization, leadership is the most important contributor to success… or failure.  Employees watch their leaders [...]

Six Sigma and Lean are all the rage with some of our clients.  If you haven’t heard of them, Six Sigma is a set of business practices (originated at Motorola) designed to improve processes by [...]

Joseph Campbell, best known for his work in comparative mythology, is quoted as having said “the big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.”  Although [...]

When many of us in the US are getting ready to hunker down with family and friends to enjoy our Thanksgiving holiday, it is a great time to think about giving thanks at work.  It’s so easy [...]

I was in a situation this week with a client where I witnessed a “higher up” treating someone who worked for him in a way that was completely and totally appalling.  He was rude, he [...]

I had the honor and priveledge to hear the 14th Dalai Lama speak yesterday as he was receiving the 2010 International Freedom Conductor Award. As you can imagine, he had lots of interesting [...]