Entries Categorized as 'Organizational Change'

Guidelines for Strengthening Your Change Plan

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ December 3, 2008

Frequently, the intention to change and organizational inertia clash so that nothing ends up actually changing. Smart people spend a lot of time coming up with the change, but comparatively little time on the change plan, which so often involves only a launch email and an announcement that training is available. But the study of [...]

Qualification of Organizational Change Projects

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ November 18, 2008

When organizational change initiatives are first initiated, they are often vague and uncertain. Sometimes those who desire the change underestimate the effort that will be required; other times, they over estimate it. I use two questions to initially frame and qualify the proposed change. How many people are affected? How much of a change will [...]

Organizing Like Obama: Web 2.0 Enabled Change Agents in Action

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ September 10, 2008

The Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign shows how to employ modern technology with solid community organizing techniques to create a powerful change enegine

A “Philosophical” Approach to Culture Change

Date by admin ~ August 25, 2008

Discussion of beliefs and values in organizational change

Managing Change by Changing the Conversation

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ July 19, 2008

I’ve always liked Peter Block’s statement, “To change the organization, change the conversation.” Creating organizational change is largely about organizing the right conversations between the right people—that’s how relationships and ways of working together are altered. Deepening that notion, I was at a dinner with Peter at a friend’s house the other night, and I [...]

How to Make People More Accountable

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ June 30, 2008

People are accountable to what counts. Making people more accountable requires creating the conditions for them to be accountable.

Tipping Point Redux

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ June 28, 2008

Review of the three rules of the Tipping Point in light of current research

Learning versus Adaptation: Insights from Maneuver Warfare

Date by Doug Walton, PhD ~ February 25, 2008

Military metaphors are normally frowned upon in the organizational change world. Instead, organism metaphors and words like empowerment, collaboration, and partnership are preferred. But a friend of mine recently brought to my attention the Maneuver Warfare Handbook by William S. Lind. Although it is primarily a book about military tactics and operations, this book also [...]