by Nick Anderson | Oct 10, 2014 | Consulting
Consultant Burnout Michael D. Mitchell The term “burnout” is very graphic – suggestive of extinguished fires and charred remains – and one may well wonder how it relates to consulting and what consultant burnout means. As I have come to know the burnout phenomenon –...
by Nick Anderson | Oct 1, 2014 | Change Management, Focusing Change To Win
Series Overview This is the second in the series of highlighting contributions from 1072 Business Leaders and Consultants from 80 countries in 19 Industry Sectors detailed in our book Focusing Change to Win. Each blog gives some of the key findings and a sample of...
by Nick Anderson | Sep 5, 2014 | Change Management, Getting People on the Same Page, Press Releases
How do two professionals from different countries conduct global change management research and co-author a book without ever meeting? This internet-based collaboration was borne of their shared concerns of change management’s poor track record. These concerns grew...
by Nick Anderson | Aug 28, 2014 | Alignment, Change Management, Focusing Change To Win, Leadership, Learning, Project Management, Sales Effectiveness
Most of our contributors do measure change, but 37% either don’t measure change or they don’t know if they do or feel measuring change is too difficult. So, here’s some evidence why this is worth struggling with. For example, learning is the most mentioned benefit of...
by Nick Anderson | Aug 28, 2014 | Change Management, Focusing Change To Win, Getting People on the Same Page
Why Do People Resist Change? Here’s the reality, Leaders need employee support and trust if their change is going to stand any chance of success. Our contributors underscore this. If people are cynical about a change, pessimism will set in, and failure is assured....
