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Change is coming. Pass it on.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 10:32

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”

-Rumi (1207–1273), Persian poet and philosopher

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In: Leadership, Learning, Managing Change, Organizational Change, Quotes

Leave Unsaid the Wrong Thing at The Tempting Moment During Organizational Change

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 18:23

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."

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In: Books, Emotional Intelligence / EQ, Employee Engagement, Inspiration, International, Learning, Quotes, Tools & Techniques, Travel, Working with Sandy

Viewing Conflict As An Opportunity During Organizational Change

Monday, May 24, 2010 - 06:14

Size Does Matter in Organizational Change

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 05:32

"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."
Diane Ackerman, (1948 - ) Illinois-born poet, essayist, naturalist

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In: Books, Emotional Intelligence / EQ, Employee Engagement, Inspiration, Leadership, Managing Change, Organizational Change, Quotes, Science, Tools & Techniques, Women & Leadership

Laughing Your Way to the Bank During Organizational Change

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 12:12

"...what humor is all about: playing with ideas, challenging assumptions, and poking fun at tradition."

from a great post by Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the virtue of humor.

Three Questions to Assess Your Change Readiness

Monday, April 12, 2010 - 05:22

"The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands but in seeing with new eyes." Marcel Proust, French Novelist (1871-1922)

Rule of Three: Knowing When to Confront Someone

Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 06:41

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.” J. Donald Walters (1926 - ), Romanian author, lecturer, composer