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Why do you do, what you do?

Are you happy in your work?  Are you in an organization where your individual purpose is aligned with the organizations purpose? Recently @Mike Mair and I explored our experiences in discovering, demystifying and aligning organizational purpose. We created six questions that enabled us to tell our stories: What is your purpose? Why do you do, what you do? [...]

By |2025-06-12T14:58:25+00:00June 13th, 2025|Case Study|0 Comments

Focus on what you can control

The environment around us has become more uncertain.  What can you do as you try and navigate and lead through change? Recently Jackie Macritchie Elisabeth (Liz) Mortimer-Cassen Jonathan Betts Dianne Lee (FTOPRA, CDir) and I discussed.  We acknowledged that the situation we face is more unpredictable than ever before.  We are truly living in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world where the pace of change [...]

By |2025-06-06T10:28:14+00:00June 6th, 2025|Case Study, Coaching Leaders|0 Comments

Expect the unexpected in 2025

Coming across a camel sculpture we decided to take leadership lessons from the camel. Michele Seymour and I refreshed our energy by a walk and a talk in nature. Discovering a camel made us think about adaptability, resilience and resourcefulness and how to apply it in serving our clients as we walk into 2025 against a backdrop of massive global [...]

By |2025-02-26T09:41:15+00:00February 26th, 2025|Case Study|0 Comments

Positively impact in challenging times by using great resources!

Recently Mike Mair and I met and shared what we were hearing from our network in these early days of 2025.  As many people settle back into work after a holiday break there is a feeling of being overwhelmed as they are bombarded with many challenges. If this resonates with you, we have some thoughts on how you can ensure [...]

By |2025-01-16T09:26:28+00:00January 16th, 2025|Case Study|0 Comments

Subcultures and how to make them work for you

In a recent post Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I discussed why a healthy culture is important and described ten actions to develop and sustain a healthy culture.  One of the actions we highlighted was not to be afraid of subcultures but instead to recognize their reality and embrace them as part of the [...]

By |2024-11-26T13:52:11+00:00November 26th, 2024|Case Study|0 Comments

Culture is always a differentiator!

Recently Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I met to talk about how to sustain culture in times of change, especially in a downturn. We discussed how a positive organizational culture is critical as organisations grow and evolve so that our best talent can thrive.  Culture is a differentiator! As times get tough culture is [...]

By |2024-11-25T17:03:22+00:00November 25th, 2024|Case Study|0 Comments

Effective Change Management essential for Successful Digital Transformation

In January  I moderated a panel on Digital transformation and change management hosted by the @Pistoia Alliance.  The panel of @Adama Ibrahim @Sally Walsh @ Paul Denny Gouldson and @Gary Heusner brought their extensive digital transformation experiences insights to share.  After understanding why they are all so passionate about this topic we heard about some of the challenges and frustrations [...]

By |2024-11-25T15:52:18+00:00November 25th, 2024|Case Study|0 Comments

Why do we need timesheets?

Do you have to complete timesheets in your work?  It’s not much fun, is it? But it can be valuable especially when we are navigating in challenging times and want to make sure we are spending time on what really matters. Recently, Dianne Lee, Jonathan Betts, Elisabeth Mortimer-Cassen, and Jackie MacRitchie and I shared our experiences of completing time sheets [...]

By |2024-08-23T10:00:07+00:00August 23rd, 2024|Case Study|0 Comments

Leading for Change – How to thrive during uncertain times

Do you want to create change – and motivate others to make it happen? As a leader in a constantly evolving business environment, with many immediate priorities, it’s hard to know the best way to define and implement change, and bring everyone along with you. This book spells out the eight success factors that will enable you, as a leader of [...]

By |2020-10-06T11:33:47+00:00October 6th, 2020|Case Study|0 Comments

‘Old Habits Die Hard’….Or Do They?

It now seems a lifetime ago, but it’s less than 5 months since Larraine Solomon and I held our first World Cafe Event with the Change Management Institute. On a cold January evening, the ‘paradoxes of change’ were discussed and debated in an insightful and high-energy conversation. We considered why people choose to change in their personal lives but often resist [...]

By |2020-06-16T11:06:58+00:00June 16th, 2020|Case Study|0 Comments
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