The ultimate MCA in Managing Change

Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman is president of Kinsey Consulting Services, Berkeley, CA, specializing in developing “change-adept” organizations and individuals. She is author of several business books, including: “This Isn’t the Company I Joined” and “The Human Side of High-Tech: Lessons from the Technology Frontier”. From working with executives and managers, she has seen how management … More The ultimate MCA in Managing Change

The ten Change Dictums vs. Kotter’s eight Phases of Change

Dr. Georg Kraus, Partner at Kraus & Partner, formulated the so called “10 dictums”  one has to respect within Change related projects. I think it is very interesting to take a look at them. Within one of my earlier posts I did a “quick and dirty look” at Kotters Change phases. I think it is astonishing … More The ten Change Dictums vs. Kotter’s eight Phases of Change

Adapting Leadership to the Circumstances: Vroom and Yetton’s Normative Model

The Vroom–Yetton Contingency Model or Normative Model is a situational leadership theory of industrial and organizational psychology developed by Victor Vroom, in collaboration with Phillip Yetton in 1973 and later with Arthur Jago in 1988. The situational theory argues the best style of leadership is contingent to the situation. This model suggests the selection a leadership … More Adapting Leadership to the Circumstances: Vroom and Yetton’s Normative Model

Your missing a Strategy? Use Value-Based Management for the Moment!

Today I want to deal with “Value Based Management”. I think it is a very important topic related to Change Management… In many companies the following situation is quiet common: Strategy is not explicitly defined or available Strategy was poorly or not at all communicated Strategy, objectives and actions are not known to the employees Comparing … More Your missing a Strategy? Use Value-Based Management for the Moment!

Restructuring Rules for Dummies :-) (Restructuring 101)

Years ago my former boss created some rules that should be in mind when dealing with restructurings. I managed to remember them and would like to share them here with you. If you want to know more about my former boss business, then visit his companies website… Trust and Transparency – the key to success … More Restructuring Rules for Dummies 🙂 (Restructuring 101)

On the potential Usage of LEGO Serious Play within Change Management

Recently I had the great opportunity to be involved in some “LEGO SERIOUS PLAY” sessions. Do you know “LEGO SERIOUS PLAY”? No? Well per definition, it is the following: “LEGO SERIOUS PLAY is an innovative, experiential process designed to enhance innovation and business performance. Based on research that shows that this kind of hands-on, minds-on … More On the potential Usage of LEGO Serious Play within Change Management

Three theoretical Angles on Collaboration

Collaboration is an essential part for any type of work. Proper cooperation is of particular importance in processes of change. However, various people cooperate for very different reasons. In this post I will present three different perspectives on the issue of cooperation. Assumptions on Collaboration Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people … More Three theoretical Angles on Collaboration

A Framework for measuring Corporate Reputation

The Reputation Quotient of Harris-Fombrun allows organizations to gauge how corporate stakeholders perceive the reputation of the company. The Corporate Reputation Quotient can be used by organizations that benefit from understanding how their organization’s reputation is perceived by stakeholder’s verses their perception of the competitors. By using 6 categories which encompass 20 individual factors the Corporate Reputation Quotient is … More A Framework for measuring Corporate Reputation