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Facing failure is always difficult and facing the failure of a change you championed is no exception. You may feel your resilience slipping away and you may find yourself being short-tempered with those to whom you assign responsibility for the failure—or with completely innocent parties. In the meantime, the organization or team itself may stutter…

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Convincing others—persuading them to change rather than compelling them—is often difficult but an essential leadership skill. Dr. Robert Cialdini, an expert in persuasion, has developed six principles for persuading people to change their ideas or course of action: Reciprocity: You give something, so that the other person wants to give back to you. Scarcity: You…

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An organization, like an individual, goes through many changes whether or not those are anticipated and planned for. External changes in the economy, politics, regulations, technology, and competition can have huge impacts for a company. Organizational change may be prompted by leadership changes, new ideas, internal and external growth, or a myriad of other internal…

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One of the sureties of life is that change will happen: the seasons change, we grow older, other people come into and out of our lives. If change is that inevitable, how do we know when we ourselves need to change, how do we prepare for change, how do we get through it with our…

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How do you define a crisis? The words “unstable,” “dangerous,” “breakdown,” “unplanned,” “stressful,” and “unexpected” occur over and over again across every field from aerospace to finance and psychology, whether the crisis situation is professional, personal, or community-wide.  Preventing a crisis in the first place is the best option, but often impossible to accomplish, especially…

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Your business may be large or small, your team close-knit or dysfunctional, but change is seldom easy. Even in a group of two, changes may require seemingly endless discussion (moving to a new location, buying an expensive product) and others never really catch hold.  One rule of thumb, the 20-50-30 rule, states that 20% of…

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It’s not easy to adapt to change. Some changes are exciting and fun, but often they are scary and uncomfortable. Understanding change and adapting to it can be both a psychological and physical process, depending on your situation. Adapting to change is crucial, though, as it helps alleviate stress. Studies have shown 25% of our…

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