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• The broadcast era has changed – social media is forcing transparency | 05/20/2013

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  There is an old marketing saying: We can’t put lipstick on a pig, the consumer will still know it’s a pig. Let me put it another way: If your company wants to run around saying that it is green, first act green. And in a era where social media is forcing transparency: Don’t piggy back ...

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• Social media as a vehicle for protest mobilization | 05/19/2013

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  Deutsche Telekom plans to limit broadband speed after a monthly data volume limit has triggered a storm of social media protest on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc. The former monopoly that controls 60 percent of broadband Internet connections in the country, said that it would impose hard-and-fast download limits on all customers of its home Internet ...

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• Why most change management initiatives fail | 05/18/2013

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  Why most change management initiatives fail? To many leaders still believe that ”we” need to change “them” is the way forward when it comes to change management. Expressions like “mindset change”, and “changing people’s mindsets” or “changing attitudes”, often indicates a tendency towards imposed or enforced change, and it implies strongly that the organisation believes that ...

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• Employee performance, you reward them, right? | 05/12/2013

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  If you want to increase employee performance, you reward them, right? Bonuses, commissions, etc. What Dan Pink shares in this Ted video is nothing less than ground-shaking for the business world. His message is a complete reversal of what many business leaders assume is true: that bigger rewards lead to higher performance. It is a ...

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• When it comes to organisational change – Pour champagne on it | 05/10/2013

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  When it comes to change management, people don‘t believe in a new direction because they suspend their disbelief. They believe because they‘re actually seeing behaviour, action, and results that lead them to conclude that the program works. Organisational change initiatives can be frustrating and take a long time. It is therefore critical to celebrate milestones ...

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• Organisational alignment is the glue for achieving better performance | 05/03/2013

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  The most critical element in any strategy is its translation into reality. The only true measure of success is in its execution. And one of the key determinants of successful strategy implementation is organisational alignment. Have you ever watched the rowing eights event? Now, think about the performance of the top teams – what do you ...

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• A powerful speech can have a great impact on change | 04/30/2013

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  A good communication strategy is at the heart of any successful change management effort. If you manage people, your words have much more weight than you may realize. Let’s have a look at a speech by Al Pacino in the movie, Any Given Sunday. The premise for the the speech is pretty simple: Pacino is ...

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• Top 10+ resist change quotes | 04/30/2013

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  While there are many reasons employees resist change, most of these reasons have a common source: Employees reluctance or refusal to change are related to the fear of change.   We can’t control much of the world changing around us but we can control how we respond to how employees feel about a change. Inspirational resist ...

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• Top 10+ ways to cultivate corporate culture | 04/27/2013

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  Corporate culture is a hard thing to get right. It’s a moving target that means something different to everyone. It grows and evolves over time and is the result of action and reaction. It is the lingering effect of every interaction. The definition of a new set of corporate values, the decision to reduce the level ...

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• The importance of organisational alignment | 04/24/2013

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  Organisational alignment is an important concept for leaders to consider. This is especially true in the current fast-paced, complex, and constantly changing environment. Many organisations are struggling with changes in their external environment as a result of disruptive change. As these external changes are occurring they can lead to non-alignments within the organisations. Corporate culture ...

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