When purpose meets passion magic can happen and innovation is the engine. Perfumes have been with us since the Egyptians used them in religious ceremonies. It is thought that perfumes were used elites as status symbols, reminding all who come close of the wearer's status and power. The first "modern" [...]
Bringing Out the Heavy Artillery Do you want to know a secret about change management? Communication and training are important, but their effectiveness pales in comparison to Engagement. Now, I am not talking about engagement, I am talking about Engagement — with a capital E. We will get into [...]
In the third paragraph of this article, Augusto Giacoman states a hard truth about leading change: "People will not believe a message that presses the case for change if they don't believe the messenger." We at Expressworks agree. Credibility is critical to effective change leadership. Unless leaders establish credibility [...]
Resistance to Change in Organizations Comes from these Five Factors We know that businesses, if they are to thrive, must change over time. We also know that human beings resist change. Since businesses are made up of human beings, we have a classic catch-22 situation – a dilemma of [...]
How to Prepare for a Crisis You Couldn't Possibly Predict Most of us in the change business spend our energies planning for changes we know will happen — a system upgrade or new implementation, organizational restructure, or a merger / acquisition. While we can manage planned changes, what happens [...]
Opportunities co-exist with the challenges of transformation. Transformation to circular operations must undo decades, even centuries of unintended consequences. Original business models assumed an “anything goes” as far as design, resources and operations, as long as profitability goals were met. Moving from old business practice is challenging especially as areas [...]
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams People follow leaders. People work for managers. It is a great outcome when the organizational power of management is [...]
Businesses have often taken our planetary ecosystems for granted. But our planetary systems cannot keep up with mankind's demands on its resources. Some companies are now stewarding the environment due to their recognition of the interdependencies of human and planet. A UN-backed report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity [...]
The 25% The climate change issue will not be solved by simplistic solutions. Complexity is the culprit. Time to take climate action by first understanding the widespread nature and complexity of the problem. If making electricity accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions and technical innovation is focused solely on [...]
What does your company's culture say? Office cultures are morphing with advances in technology; transitions from office to telework are taking place, and the internet & social media are being used to promote your company to billions of people! So what do you want to say, to your employees, [...]