Before initiating your next organizational change effort,
be sure to ask why—at least five times.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Intelligence-Why-x5-The-Perfect-Equation-for-Achieving-Lasting-Change
Employ these strategies to help cope with organizational change.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Webex-Dealing-with-Disruptive-Change
Blog #1: The nature of organizations has changed, and the leaders they require in the future will be fundamentally different from those they require today. It is time to recreate leadership for the requirements of the modern organization.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Global-HRD-Blog/2013/06/Rereate-LeadershipBlog-1-of-4
A chat with the authors of Rapid Retooling.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/ASTD-Links/ASTD-Links-Articles/2013/06/In-Person-with-Antoine-Gerschel-and-Lawrence-Polsky
Without engagement, organizations are fostering a zombie-like workforce, which can thwart all change efforts.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/05/Engage-the-Unengaged
Bucking a popular trend as well as evidence that working from home increases employees’ productivity, Yahoo is eliminating its work-from-home option. Citing a need for more interaction and communication among employees, Director of HR, Jackie Reses, said in a statement “Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people and impromptu team meetings. Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home.”
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Learning-Executive-Blog/2013/02/Boo-Hoo-at-Yahoo-No-More-Working-from-Home
College dropouts who have made millions as entrepreneurs – Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, and others – have inspired a growing number of young people to skip college. “Why pay money when I can make money,” is the way kids define the choice to forego school to pursue a business idea. One of them, Dale Stephens, dropped out of Hendrix College in Arkansas and founded UnCollege, a “social movement designed to help you hack your education,” according to the group’s website.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Learning-Executive-Blog/2013/02/Get-Rich-or-Get-Smart
Change in the workplace is inevitable, and a manager’s role in helping his employees embrace that change can make a difference in ensuring a smooth transition.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/01/Managing-Change-at-Work
Many of us have the desire to achieve more in 2013, and if you are in a leadership capacity of any kind, even as an individual contributor, there are few things that you control that will help you to achieve those goals as much as improving your leadership ability.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/01/Nine-Leadership-Resolutions-for-the-New-Year
A president is elected every four years, but he or she does not run the government alone. Thousands of political appointments must be made to establish the White House's leadership of the executive branch.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/The-Public-Manager/Archives/2012/Winter/Strong-Executive-Branch-Leadership-Crucial-for-Policy-Implementation