I haven’t written a blog post in 64 days. My dad passed away in March, so my heart’s been elsewhere. My mom got knocked down and broke her hip three weeks ago, so I’ve been in California supporting her. Our business manager of eight years took a new job elsewhere, so I’ve been tending the […]
I hear change management specialists saying all the time things like, “It all comes down to people. If our leaders would just focus on people, then our change efforts would all succeed.” I know that many professionals believe those words. For me, they give me heartburn. If you know me, then you realize that I […]
I write this as we in the United States are on the verge of a federal government shutdown if our politicians cannot reach budget agreement today. The ramifications of such a shutdown are significant, and will effect many people’s lives. 800,000 federal employees won’t get paid, some people in need won’t receive services, and government facilities will […]
In today’s world of constant bad news, you might ask, “What is right with the world?” When most of us can truthfully answer, “I am,” then the world will be a very different place. Linda and I just saw the most moving documentary that either of us have ever seen, called, simply, I Am. It was written […]
I recently spent two days certifying consultants in one of Being First’s training programs, Leading the Human Dynamics of Change. On one of the days, we spent almost four hours role playing, practicing and debriefing a five minute experiential exercise. That is alot of training time for a five minute exercise! And these consultants were brilliant, so […]