Traditionally, we said “at the pace of the slowest man.” Nowadays, we’d say “person,” of course. In times of change, is that really right? Do we need to go at the speed of the team as a …
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Giving them (and us) time to think
It's tempting, if we have a point to put across, to be rather full-on about it; to give the other person "the benefit of our wisdom" in short order, in the hope perhaps that the very energy and pace …
Too much to do?
Then you might find this helpful... This isn’t my idea at all and, in fact, I’m a student of it. The philosophy is Jim Benson’s and Tonianne DeMaria Barry’s and it’s written up in their book …
Do we know our own power?
Quite often, it seems, we don’t know the impact we’re having. We decide we need to make a point or express our dissatisfaction with something. Expecting that our message may not be received, we tend …
Blending the intervention
We don't have all the answers. That's true whether we're on the outside of the issue looking in or on the inside looking out. The leadership team knows its business, whereas the change agent knows …
Buyer’s prejudice
Are we discriminatory when we buy? We’d all like to think we’re not prejudiced, in general terms, and no doubt we work hard to avoid that. Unfortunately... The reality is, however hard we try, we …