How do you get others to take action? I learned early in my career that using the authority stick was not effective on me; if told what to do without context by my manager, I would often rebel and counter-attack. I was more committed and engaged when my manager enlisted me by explaining why we…
Month: May 2020
How do you learn to understand your stakeholders? “
How do you learn to understand your stakeholders? In my last post, I talked about how you will more likely succeed in a change effort if you understand the people who benefit from the current situation, and therefore resist change. To expand this to a more general context, I find it helpful to understand what…
Before starting a change effort, I highly recommend asking who the present system serves.”
Before starting a change effort, I highly recommend asking who the present system serves. In an organizational context, the status quo serves some people, and they will fight to keep things the way they are. Any change effort that does not consider those perspectives will be doomed from the start by those powerful entrenched interests….
How are you managing during these challenging times?”
How are you managing during these challenging times? I gave a webinar for the MIT Alumni Association on how we can develop our resilience to better handle such times, and the hour-long video is now posted at https://lnkd.in/gsCZKUA I’ve shared much of the content in LinkedIn posts over the past several months, but the video…
How are you taking a step towards your aspirations this week?”
How are you taking a step towards your aspirations this week? Continuing my series on how we choose to allocate our time, I often have clients tell me about their aspirations (e.g. start a company, change careers, do something with more social impact) and then say they don’t have time now for those aspirations. And…
How are you investing your time?”
How are you investing your time? I talked to somebody yesterday who had lost his job and was figuring out what to do next: 1) return to a previous job that he didn’t like but would be easy to get, and pay well 2) look for a job that he liked and was satisfying but…
What do you do first thing in the morning?”
What do you do first thing in the morning? I find that my first action sets the tone for my day. On the days when I get up early to meditate and journal, I am more focused and intentional throughout the day. On the days when I start by reading the news on my phone,…
Many of us are feeling anxious and distressed, even if we are not personally losing our jobs or getting sick, because we feel helpless – I feel gratitude towards first responders and medical teams on the front line, as well as to those making PPE and ventilators to support that front line, but I don’t have the skills to contribute myself.”
Many of us are feeling anxious and distressed, even if we are not personally losing our jobs or getting sick, because we feel helpless – I feel gratitude towards first responders and medical teams on the front line, as well as to those making PPE and ventilators to support that front line, but I don’t…