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  • Learning How to Read the Room: Organization Development Network Conference, New Orleans, Oct 18, 2010 3:00pm
    "What is going on in this group?" "Why are the interactions unproductive?" "How can I help the team have healthy conversations that lead to good decisions and productive relationships?" Every OD consultant,  leader, manager, and group member asks these questions and at times struggles to find the answers. Using David Kantor's theory of Structural Dynamics, Nancy Lonstein, Principal, and Dr. Anne Perschel, President, Germane Consulting, explain the The Four Player Model, the most accessible and discussable framework for understanding and improving the often invisible structures in face-to-face communications.

    Only when the invisible becomes seen, can we take action for positive change.

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Why We Love Twitter – What Leaders Should Know

What Makes Twitter Successful?

The beauty and success of twitter is built on 3 steadfast psychological principles – the same ones casinos bet on. Companies might consider how a twitter-like tool can increase employee engagement, desired behaviors and business performance.

Principle 1

Intermittent rewards are most effective for getting people to repeat a desired behavior.

When we are rewarded each and every time, ... Read more »

The Heart and Soul of Leading Change

This is a true story about a group of hardy rugged men who are a continuous reminder to me that leading change is a matter of the heart and soul as well as the head.

Background and Preparation

Many, perhaps most, members of the Society of American Foresters, were supplying industry with lumber in the late 90′s. One member was dismayed to ... Read more »

Pigs and Garbage – A Failure to Think Systemically and Manage Change

Kill all the pigs.  This decree was ordered and carried out by government officials in Egypt to prevent a swine flu epidemic.  The decision failed to consider the informal socio-cultural system of garbage disposal nor did it prepare the masses to deal with the consequences of this change.  As a result, the streets of Cairo are overflowing with garbage, and the government is dealing with massive environmental, social ... Read more »

Leading Change: Lessons from the Sandbox

Get your sunglasses, grab your beach blanket, watch the children at play and please learn along with me.

Seven boys, ages 5-8, are engineering an intricate series of dams and rivers by the water’s edge. They even build a small hot tub and are enjoying their time in this mini-spa when along come the girls – first one, then two. ... Read more »