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Effective Communication - Why is this so difficult?
INTRODUCTION
Accurate communication can be defined as
“an idea transplant from one mind to another”
Getting People on the Same Page
Unfortunately, between two minds there is often a breeding environment for misunderstanding and distortion. It’s where phrases like “I don’t think we are on the same page”
originates. Many factors influence such distortions. These include:
style and structure of…
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Focusing Change To Win Series - How Can You Lead to Thrive?
Focusing Change To Win Series – How Can You Lead to Thrive?
Clearly from this survey, leadership skills that focus change to win are at a premium. Today, change is the norm. It is neither random nor regular but hovers somewhere in between. How these interrelationships arise and how they challenge organizations is not well understood (IBM & KMPG Surveys endorse this)
Why should leaders focus on their organization’s essence?
An organization’s essence is the…
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Focusing Change To Win - How Effectively Are You Communicating Change?
Focusing Change To Win – How Effectively Are You Communicating Change?
The following is based on 684 contributors who chose to add comments on communicating change in the Focusing Change To Win Survey.
Unsurprisingly, contributors see their people at the heart of any successful change process. They see gaining stakeholder commitment as a force multiplier of powerful change ambassadors. Essential to creating that commitment are leaders taking their people into their…
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“We are not on the same page...” And, What to do about it - A radio interview with Nick Anderson, The Crispian Advantage
http://thecrispianadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/JimStephensInterview-Nick-Anderson.mp3
Nick: Does the phrase “They are not on the same page” sound familiar?
You know that conversation where somebody comes into a room and you are working away and they say:
“What are you doing?” and you reply “I am doing what you told me to do”. The response is “No, that’s not what I meant”.
While there…
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How sure are you that your people are with you?
How sure are you that your people are with you?
You would think that as leaders grow, their people would grow. Unfortunately, the opposite is often true. Leader’s growth leads to separation and misalignment with their people which leads reduced organizational cohesion. This is especially true when leaders implement change. Many become driven to plan for change yet for every 100 hours they devote only a fraction of that time for planning on how…
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Challenges to Implementing Successful Change a Trainer's Perspective
Challenges to Implementing Successful Change a Trainer’s Perspective
Here’s more evidence of the difficulty many professionals face in bringing about change in their organizations.
This latest poll adds to others taken last year during my presentations to Project Management Chapters, Institutional Researchers and HR professionals.
How many more failed changes do we have to go through before leaders and senior management recognize the need to align people for…
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How Effectively Are You Communicating Change?
How Effectively Are You Communicating Change?
Too often people can see the value of a change for their organization (WIIFY –What’s In It For You) but don’t get how it benefits them (WIIFM – What’s In It For Me).
Recently, I tested how well 65 HR Professionals thought their organizations fared in getting their WIIFM message across when communicating change.
During my presentation “The Power of Persuasion” I asked participants to rate their…
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How well does your leadership development deliver results?
How well does your leadership development deliver results?
Leadership engagement at every level is an undeniable requirement for successful change. Unfortunately many executives think a seminar or other training program meets this need. No surprise that such palliatives have little impact. This is especially true when previous leadership training was to be endured and change initiatives have failed.
Consequently, leading up to planned and often public…
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