The Dangers of Corporate Fundamentalism
For the last few months I set aside writing to do some listening, research and thinking. I wanted to better understand a trend that over...
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Erik J. Van Slyke
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The Assumption of Interdependence
My view of organization effectiveness starts with two important assumptions: We are interdependent, and as a result We need to...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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Words Mean Everything
Most change leaders are highly aware of the need to manage their messages. Unfortunately, even when helped by outside consultants with...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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Leadership . . . Development?
One of the more popular topics among organization types is leadership development. Countless books, articles, conferences and training...
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The Truth Will Set You Free
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin Everybody lies. Our status is...
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The Practice of Adaptive Change Management
As Ron Heifetz states, "people in authority are under tremendous pressure to provide easy and decisive solutions to problems." This is...
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Getting Beyond Change Inertia
While driving during a horrible snowstorm, a young project manager became disoriented and lost. Thankfully, he remembered what his...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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Checking the Change Management Box
Sometimes I feel like Sisyphus, compelled for eternity to push a huge rock uphill only to watch it roll back down again. "A couple of...
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The Leadership Power of Vulnerability
Earlier this week I was sitting in a town hall meeting held by the head of human resources for an organization going through a major...
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Gaining Support for Change
I'm sentimental So I walk in the rain I've got some habits Even I can't explain I go to the corner I end up in Spain Why try to change me...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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The Importance of Trust . . . It's Not What You Think
A few weeks ago I was talking with a project manager who wanted an assessment of his team’s capability. The project was moving along...
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Lessons Learned From a Broken Boat
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man...It is more powerful than the external circumstance. Seneca Change...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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The Importance of Yellow Brick Roads
Change is a lot like going from Oz to Kansas. On one hand, it’s as uncomplicated as closing your eyes, clicking the heels of your ruby...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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Through the Eye of a Needle
Sometimes it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a change leader to take on the full responsibility of change...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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The Missing Part of Change Communication
Maybe it’s time to reevaluate the effort project teams put into change communication. Pick any study that examines the effectiveness of...
Erik J. Van Slyke
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Read The Instructions
“When all else fails, read the instructions.” That simple, seven-word warning ought to appear on the instruction manual for everything...
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Context Is Everything
At 7:51 am on January 12, 2007, a man wearing a baseball cap, T-shirt and faded jeans entered L’Enfant Plaza in Washington D.C. amid the...
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