Archive for the ‘Org. Development’ Category

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Assess, Accept, Adjust, Advance

Posted by on February 7th, 2012 Category : Org. Development

For years I have been both applying and encouraging others with this simple Success Strategy: Accept, Adjust, and Advance As many personal development success strategies inform and improve professional development as well, I wanted to share a process that I [...]

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Part 2 of 2: How Narrative Drives Outcomes for Apple, and Kodak

Posted by on January 25th, 2012 Category : Org. Development

As we discussed in Part I, narrative is important because individually and collectively, all of our outcomes are the result of our narratives.   If the leader(s) of an organization want(s) to change outcomes, they have to begin by figuring out [...]

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Part 1 of 2: What’s Your Story? How Narratives Drive Outcomes

Posted by on January 25th, 2012 Category : Org. Development

What Drives Success? Individually and organizationally, we are the stories we tell ourselves we are.  This, more than anything else, drives individual and organizational success.  While ideas, innovation and execution are important, they can only be as powerful and positive [...]

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Four critical elements to mentoring programs

Posted by on November 18th, 2010 Category : Org. Development

Many formal mentoring programs fail because the mentor title is forced. Mentors are role models first, teachers second. The right mentoring program recognizes this and builds success around it.

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When Policies and Procedures Aren’t Enough

Posted by on March 17th, 2010 Category : Org. Development

When organizations need to improve efficiencies and productivity, they often rely on new policies or updated procedures to meet their goals.  Unfortunately, policies and procedures alone are not enough to create the desired outcome. It is only when the people [...]

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