Organizational change
Communication, change and trust
Monday, November 12th, 2007I recently had an opportunity to give a presentation as a guest speaker to a class, Designing Sustainable Strategy Change, for Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Learning & Organizational Change (MSLOC) program, Evanston, IL. I talked about the role of communication during a change process and explored the role of trust as an [...]
Building a new paradigm of business
Monday, July 30th, 2007The dominant paradigm in business has been, and continues to be, a model of competition that prioritizes short-term gain over long-term sustainability. Yet, there are signs of hope. The Institute of Noetic Sciences reports in its 2007 Shift Report: Evidence of a World Transforming that the Newtonian model of business characterized by Frederick Taylor and [...]
Linkage: Robert J. Marshak, The Covert Dimensions of Organizational Change
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Robert J. Marshak, Ph.D., has more than 30 years experience consulting to global corporations and government agencies. He received the Organization Development Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award and is the author of Covert Processes at Work: Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change, Berrett-Koehler, 2006.
The main idea in this session is that unseen, unspoken, or [...]
Linkage: Roger Nierenberg, conductor and creator, Music Paradigm
Friday, June 1st, 2007Roger Nierenberg, Music Director of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, is the creator of The Music Paradigm, in which a symphony orchestra is used as a metaphor for an organization, especially for organizations who are facing a significant challenge or change. Since 1995, Music Paradigm sessions have been held for more than [...]
Linkage conference: Michael Beer
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007The opening keynote of the Linkage conference was presented by Michael Beer, a world renowned authority on organizational effectiveness and change as well as human resource management.
Michael Beer, PhD, is Cahners Rabb Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School, and Chairman of TruePoint Partners as well as the TruePoint Center for High Commitment and Performance. [...]
Leading Organizational Change & Transition – Linkage conference
Sunday, May 27th, 2007I’m starting off my blog with a recap of a conference I attended May 15-17th in Chicago, sponsored by Linkage, Leading Organizational Change & Transition: Maximizing Your Organization’s Change Capabilities. Linkage, Inc. is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development.
One theme that I heard running through several sessions of the conference was [...]