Change Management Leadership

Doesn't it seem as though some people are just impossible to work with at times? If you've ever felt this way, you may be stuck in a cycle of mistrust. When trust breaks down, it's ugly. Rebuilding trust when it has broken down is aided by looking at the cycles of trust, but it also needs some other realizations and applications to make it really work. It's not quick or easy to rebuild broken bridges, but it can be done. We'll help you identify the ways to break out of this spin cycle and start to rebuild.

Did you know that the average employee needs five positive indicators for every critical one they get to think that you think they're OK? Reinforcement isn't just about giving a couple of "atta boys" now and again. Authentic inspiration and praise has many facets to it. We'll share some best practices from the best communicators Change Masters has seen.

You can choose to be at your very best when giving a presentation to a large or small group. Professional speakers and actors know that a critical success factor is preparing your body for the presentation so you are relaxed and energetic to be at your very best. This segment will help you prepare for a presentation or a big meeting.

If you're going to move your audience to take action, you need to move out of your comfort zone at critical times. How you open your presentation and answer questions in a presentation gives your audience a sense of confidence in how well you know your subject matter as well as tells them your level of capability and presence. We'll give your tips on how to give your presentations more impact and power and insights into managing Q&A with grace.

Ever have a project derail due to botched communication? Ever had someone say something you said earlier, and then get credit for it? Irritating, isn't it? To get your ideas heard and remembered, listen to this segment. You'll be much more effective in getting credit for your ideas and keeping your projects on track.

Presentations have a disproportionate amount of impact on our careers. Great ones can glean more positive attention than you can imagine. However, so often we talk ourselves out of being our best as presenters. This piece talks about some great ways to get your mind and body on your side instead of working against you.

nderstanding the other person's point of view, to see the world from their perspective, can make your life much easier. It can also demonstrate your professional maturity. We offer you a quick checklist that can be done while sitting in the many meetings you attend each week. It can work wonders with your key relationships at work.

You have great instincts, but do you always listen to them? Why not? You or those you lead have more to offer than they're currently sharing. We've put together a terrific guide to help you trust your gut effectively. The payback is huge!

We've all seen people who are amazingly persuasive. We'd all like to be even more effective as persuaders ourselves. We've put together how some of the best persuaders we've seen at Change Masters manage this art. Their tips will help you achieve even better persuasive success.

In order to maximize your political savvy, you need to become more aware of your power and those who are successfully managing the informal organizational chart around you. We'll give you tips on power and politics that will make you more effective and positively impact your perception in the workplace.

Ever joined a new team and found them resistant to your direction or ideas? Here are some great easy and creative approaches to get people engaged and moving along when they have stalled or are stuck in a rut.

You have to deal with difficult people all the time, including whiners and bullies. Whining is one of the most difficult behaviors to deal with. Get some perspectives on why whiners whine and what you can do to help yourself and them. In addition, you might be surprised to learn that some of the most brutal people are actually extremely sensitive inside. Get tips in this piece on how to help them take down their walls so your life can be a whole lot easier.

Candid conversations with top leaders around the world on how they approached pivotal moments in their careers.

Company leaders feel the urgency to transform their organizations in the face of digital disruption. New rivals are digitizing whatever can be digitized to attack incumbents' value chains, gaining market share, eroding margins, and wreaking havoc to the competitive landscape in virtually every industry.

Learning to Succeed insists that an integrated model for corporate education - one that links development programs with strategic goals - is critical to building agile and resilient learning organizations that will survive in our fast-evolving business landscape. Companies need to assess continually where they need to go in relation to where they are now - and use training to bridge the gap.

Wie gelingt es, Akzeptanz für einen Veränderungsprozess zu erzeugen. Unter welchen Umständen unterstützen Mitarbeiter ein Change Projekt. Welche Führungsqualitäten sind während eines Wandels gefordert? Wie gelingt es, mit Widerständen seitens der Mitarbeiter umzugehen? Warum projektbezogene Veränderungsprozesse tot sind?

Informed by interviews with corporate strategists at leading companies around the world, eminent consultants at firms such as Bain, the Boston Consulting Group, and McKinsey & Co., and the internal archives of strategic innovators such as General Electric and Shell, this book provides vivid insights into the trials and tribulations of practice innovation in strategy, and stresses the hard work of the little recognized and sometimes eccentric innovators within the profession.

Make Waves encourages listeners to step up and be the one to initiate change in their work and lives. Author Patti Johnson walks listeners through the tools and techniques that they can use to create change in their own situations. Johnson elaborates on these tools even further to give listeners a sense of how to encourage and instill these "wave-making" behaviors in others within their organization.

As climate change becomes an international crisis, more and more industries are looking for a sound model for creating successful environmentally friendly companies, and a new generation of young leaders are eager for inspiration and guidance on creating sustainable businesses. Mid-Course Correction Revisited advocates why we need to create prototypical green companies and a new economy - not based on non-renewable resources, but on renewable energy, aggressive recycling, innovative technology, and sustainable business practices.

Looking for new ideas? Need your teams to perform at a higher level? Want a healthy corporate culture? Follow along with these two dynamic authors (and narrators) as they take you through The Improv Mindset, one of the most engaging and powerful methods to getting individuals, teams, and organizations to step up, engage, and solve problems. Steeped in the world of improv comedy, this no-nonsense guide provides a window into the neuroscience behind creativity and new ways of thinking. Filled with exercises and activities, you'll be able immediately apply the lessons in this book.