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Talent Management Choice: Who is the Star, The Individual or the Organization? 

By Deb Nystrom, referencing recent Talent Management literature 

 

 

Choices & Job Values: The Search for Meaning

Paying people more only buys loyalty for about three months, based on evidence.  Then what?    

http://www.pathfinderscareerdesign.com/salon/astd.html

 

Strategy for an economic downturn?  (Scroll down)

 

Organizational (Corporate) Lifecycles

by Ichak Adizes




Links and Tools


Planning for Change, One Clear Model - DVF

Open Space methods

Change Management, One Clear Process – William Bridges 

1) Ending  2) Neutral Zone 3) Beginning

Change Management, Theory U and Presence

Leadership Coaching Articles Library – Marshall Goldsmith


Management Library - Carter McNamara


 
 

 Q & A

 How do we manage "Change Management?"

In a classic comic,"Pogo" replies, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."
An Appreciative Inquiry version of this same question would be: 
  • When have you encountered fear in the process of change and transition and mastered it?   
  • What helped you/your organization manage Change Management (transition) successfully? 
Groups exhude power when they engage each other in respectful, yet energized debate.  Acceptance of the value of diversity of views in a group helps group members focus on hearing and engaging fully in the creative tensions of thought, style, background, etc.  As such, groups deal with and begin to manage the forces of ongoing change.
 
What halts this productive dialog? Fear, ignorance, insecurity, and boredom.
What promotes this? Confidence, courage, openness to continuous learning, data, business sense, and informed optimism.   see more

What's a good strategy for an economic downturn?

An economic downturn is an opportunity for leaders to reflect, and  renew the focus OR refocus the organization on what's really important - the soul of the business.   Ask questions to initiate core business dialog such as:  

  • What is the future of our industry?  
  • What business are we in now?  
  • Who are our customers now, and or who should they be?  
  • Who do we serve?

An organization is most successful when all of its members know the organization's purpose and where they each can contribute to business success.  Now, in our Wiki world, an organization's members includes its customers.  (See Wikinomics and Smart Start-Ups on my reading list.) 

For a similar question on LinkedIn.com I suggested:  

  • Consider an Agile  process for project planning and strategic planning to figure out the current answers to WHAT NOW? and HOW.  If things are changing, and your business has demonstrated values that include adaptability and flex, updating or redoing your strategic plan (or revisiting your business plan) may strengthen you.  One strategic planning process I use includes History (timeline-staffing-story-identity), Current Situation (what is working/what's not), Trends/Radar (SWOT,Events/Developments/Trends), "Open Space" - who has energy for what kinds of things that are needed right now?  If you use the recession pressure as a productive tension, you may find new energy and resource in your own staff and customers so that you not only survive--you thrive! 
  • In addition, here's a great blog post summary of  John Jantsch’s 7 Recession Proof Small Business Marketing Tips here.   A summary of the categories is listed below: 
1) Partner with other businesses 
2) Reactivate past customers
3) Get out from behind the computer
4) Speak at events, hold workshops
5) Fix your follow-up
6) Repackage your products and services with offers to act
7) Fix the marketing gaps

For selective book recommendations by topic, click on the links below, topic selection will be on the left of the webpage. 


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