Change Management is Not Impossible!

Still waiting for the world to settle down! I hate to break the news but complexity and constant change is with us to stay. In my change management articles, I discuss strategies you can use to implement change and overcome the resistance of others to your efforts given this tough reality. I also share insights on what it really takes–today–to lead change in your management or leadership role. As a bonus, I have put together a free resource of 15 articles from this blog that explains How to Lead Change, Overcome Resistance, and Improve Employee Performance.

Whatever has crowded out growth needs to be recognized and removed. – Jean Shinoda Bolen

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You Can’t See the Forest for the Trees!

by Robert Tanner on April 11, 2012

You can’t see the forest for the trees!  It’s a widely known saying that is accepted by many as truth whether they are talking about issues in the workplace or about life in general.  It means that we sometimes cannot see situations as they really are while we are in the midst of them. In short, [...]

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Fascinating Numbers on Change: Are You Dizzy Yet?

by Robert Tanner on March 15, 2012

Recently, I was working with a smart group of Boomer and Gen X middle managers and lower level executives. They shared with me how worn out they are from the rapid rate of change occurring in their organizations.   More than anything, they expressed that they saw no relief in site. They are constantly responding to changing [...]

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Saturday’s Quote From Lao Tzu

by Robert Tanner on January 14, 2012

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. ― Lao Tzu

I’ve been reviewing the traffic patterns on my blog this year and one fact is clear. Organizational change is a pressing issue for business professionals right now! My most popular blog articles this year include many that I wrote on the process of leading and managing change. Whether it was Kurt Lewin’s Model (unfreeze, change, [...]

In 100 Words: It’s Always Time to Make a Change

by Robert Tanner November 4, 2011
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If we don’t change, we don’t grow.  If we don’t grow, we are not really living.– Gail Sheehy The saying goes that the only events we can count on for certain are death and taxes.  Missing from this short list is the other certain event–change.  The pace of change is maddening and increasing all of [...]

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Four Realities Leaders Must Accept to Make Meaningful Change

by Robert Tanner October 26, 2011
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Change does not come easy to many people! This can be a challenge to business leaders who need to move their organization in a different direction. I have worked with some clients who were tough-minded and results-oriented leaders. Often, the solution of these leaders to organizational resistance was an either/or strategy of accept the change [...]

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Five Strategies For Managing the Fear of Change

by Robert Tanner October 11, 2011
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Like the penguins residing on this melting iceberg, change is inevitable as John Kotter explains so well in his writings. In business (and life), we must move on as circumstances and forces change all around us.  What was once a solid foundation on which we could put our trust (a massive iceberg), now is a [...]

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Leading Change (Step 8) – Anchor Change in the Culture

by Robert Tanner September 9, 2011
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There are few outcomes that are worse for an organization than devoting significant resources and time to an institutional change effort only to have the enterprise revert back to its old way of doing things. These outcomes hurt employee morale and breed cynicism. It also makes employees and lower level managers less committed to the [...]

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