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Change Management Resources

The only constant in life and business is change.  The best leaders understand this reality and do everything possible to prepare and empower their organizations to be proactive about change management.

How You Move from Survival to Success Mode As A Leader

As a small business owner, it’s easy to find yourself in survival mode, reacting to daily challenges and putting out fires as they arise. However, transitioning from survival to success requires a shift in mindset and strategy. This blog provides insights and practical advice to help you make that transition and build a thriving business.

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Martin Luther King As A Leader

Donald T. Phillips in his wonderful book, Martin Luther King on Leadership, does a nice job providing significant detail as to why Martin Luther King (MLK) was a great leader. We often focus on the rhetoric and powerful speeches that he gave, but there is so much more substance to the man than just what he had to say.

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The Struggle Is Part of the Journey 2.0

  The struggle is part of the journey.  I’ve always been a fan of the John Adams quote, “People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.”  Collectively and individually, we learn little about ourselves when things are going well. In fact, we tend to take our success for granted. The more comfort and

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    Recommended Reading

  • A Sense of Urgency

    Please click on this link for the A Sense of Urgency Book Summary.   “A Sense of Urgency” delves into the essential elements required to foster a culture of urgency within organizations. John Kotter’s insights are drawn from extensive research and practical experience, providing a robust framework for leaders seeking to drive meaningful change. The […]

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  • How To Change

    Katy Milkman

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    Change comes most readily when you understand what’s standing between you and success and tailor your solution to that roadblock. If you want to work out more but find exercise difficult and boring, downloading a goal-setting app probably won’t help. But what if, instead, you transformed your workouts so they became a source of pleasure […]

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  • Start With Why

    Simon Sinek

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    Favorite Articles

  • Transformations That Work

    More than a third of large organizations have some type of transformation program underway at any given time, and many launch one major change initiative after another. Though they kick off with a lot of fanfare, most of these efforts fail to deliver. Only 12% produce lasting results, and that figure hasn’t budged in the […]

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  • Middle Managers Should Drive Your Business Transformation

    Successful transformations harness the collective wisdom of middle managers and teams. To increase your company’s chances, you need to: 1) Enlist your very best middle managers. Transforming a business demands a blend of creativity and ingenuity. By setting this challenge you can also test and nurture the next generation of leaders. 2) Empower the middle to […]

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  • How to implement transformations for long-term impact

    Many organizations embark on large-scale transformations, only to end with frustrated leaders and worse-than-expected long-term results. These efforts typically start with high aspirations and significant energy then lose an average of 42 percent of their expected value in the later phases of the transformation program, where the focus shifts to executing and sustaining change.1 While many […]

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  • MindTools

    For over 25 years, Mind Tools has been helping people enjoy happy, successful careers with a one-stop learning hub: the Mind Tools Club. Our goals have stood unwavering for a quarter-century: build a dedicated subscription channel to replace multiple searches across countless resources, and deliver a complete toolkit of resources for professional and personal development.

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  • Executive Book Summaries

    outlines the key points and ideas of full-length business books into quick and easy-to-read print summaries

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  • Harvard Business Review

    best selling business magazine of Harvard Business School

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    Video Favorites

  • The Obstacle is the Way – Ryan Holiday

    Ryan Holiday shares the core “stoic based” concepts from his book, The Obstacle is The Way. How we perceive things has a big impact on how we deal with them. Being challenged is part of life – embrace it.

  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    Yuval Noah Harari, macro-historian, Professor, best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Homo Deus,” and one of the world’s most innovative and exciting thinkers, discusses his newest work, “21 Lessons for the 21st Century.” Described as a “truly mind-expanding” journey through today’s most pressing issues, “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” reminds us to maintain our collective […]

  • Ed Robinson | How to Thrive as a CEO During Chaotic Times

    Reading Excerpts

  • A Sense of Urgency – John Kotter

    Click on this link for the A Sense of Urgency Book Summary A Sense of Urgency – Book Excerpt (Click on this link for the Word document)   Chapter 1 – It All Starts With A Sense of Urgency …Go check, then you find people running, and they are stressed out. But this man (leader), […]

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  • On Leadership and Business Book Excerpts Sections 3-5 by Ed Robinson

    Please click on this link for the On Leadership and Business – Parts 3, 4, and 5 Book Summary.   “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” —Peter Drucker   Part Three: It Takes […]

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  • On Leadership and Business Book Excerpts Sections 1-2 by Ed Robinson

    Please click on this link for the On Leadership and Business Parts 1 and 2 Book Summary.   “Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” —William Shakespeare   Part One: Leadership Traits There is no such thing as passive leadership. Leaders lead! It […]

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