A while back I was at a party and found myself in a conversation that turned into the area of leadership and the lack of follow-through on decisions and decision making. It actually started out as a discussion on social media and the availability of information, and my friend felt that part of the problem…
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Change Through Informal Leaders
All organizations are built up of, and by people. This means that people are an extremely important factor when making changes. With this in mind, I think it’s a paradox that when change is being planned, people and systems are not given equal value. Sure, there’s a balance sheet present, measuring the ROI of each…
Healthy Change Processes
The Nature of Change Processes During my graduate studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), I got to be a part of an exciting project titled Healthy Change Processes at the Department of Psychology. I was involved with the project in the initial data collection phase and data collection at a later…
The Search for (unwanted?) Leaders
Judging by job ads, a great number of organizations are looking for leaders. Not a big surprise, but it’s still something that’s important to look into. We have a financial situation that has led to massive layoffs, and the organizations are still looking for the same people as they were before the crisis struck. Who…
From Quick-Fix Change to Organizational Fight-Or-Flight
The times being what they are, organizational change is a big presence today. As much as top management likes to portray change as a path to greater effectiveness and efficiency, to employees it often has a different meaning. Layoffs, losing colleagues, and new and (not necessarily improved) ways to work may be standard associations as…