Volume XXI, Number 22 (Issue 1026) May 29, 2023 Putting Cognitive Dissonance to Work Cognitive Dissonance is a powerful sensation. So much so, it can become a superb motivator when it comes to aligning behavior with goals. Perhaps a better word for goals is “dreams” or “aspirations”. Let me explain. Cognitive dissonance can occur anytime two or more of our
Volume XXI, Number 21 (Issue 1025) May 22, 2023 Eight Questions Chapter Six – Part 4 | Change Management – What’s Your History? Having addressed keys to a successful outcome (Part 3), prioritizing the work and allocating scarce resources (Part 2), and the significance of one’s place in the change cycle (Part 1), we will now turn our attention to
Volume XXI, Number 20 (Issue 1024) May 15, 2023 Accountability What follows is a 500-word essay written using AI on the ChatGPT platform. I have not altered it in any way. It was generated in less than thirty seconds once I entered the topic and word count – not counting the three minutes or so it took me to sign
Volume XXI, Number 19 (Issue 1023) May 8, 2023 Eight Questions | Chapter Six – Part 3 | Change Management – Keys to a Successful Outcome There are a number of things that can and routinely do impact the course and outcome of a change initiative. Few are more impactful than the three elements cited below – particularly if one
Volume XXI, Number 18 (Issue 1022) May 1, 2023 Eight Questions | Chapter Six – Part 2 | Change Management – No Plan Survives… first contact with the enemy. That well-known military axiom traces its origins to 1880 and the writings of Helmuth van Moltke, a Prussian military strategist. For some, that statement might seem to argue against spending time
Volume XXI, Number 17 (Issue 1021) April 24, 2023 Eight Questions Chapter Six – Part 1 Change Management – Championing Change Change happens. If there is a single doubt in your mind about the inevitability of change, look no further than… old photos of yourself, the nature of your work and relationships, the vagaries of the economy, shifting demographics, environmental
