Brian Grazer (2015), the movie producer of such blockbusters as Apollo 13, Splash, 8 Mile, A Beautiful Mind and Friday Night Lights, popularized the notion of being curious and asking questions in his best seller A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life. Grazer makes the case that asking questions allows us to understandContinue reading “The Most Effective Method For Engaging Employees? Simply Ask Questions”
Category Archives: Change Readiness and Adoption
How To Obtain True Employee Engagement
We agree that engaging our employees is one of the keys to organizational success. In fact, most organizational improvement, at some point, involves actively involving our teams of employees. We have been told countless times that this is the ‘secret sauce’ for improving our products, processes and culture. The key question is: How do weContinue reading “How To Obtain True Employee Engagement”
Gaining Employee Buy-In for Improved Organizational Performance
Part 2 of a 4 part blog series discussing the importance of addressing employee motivation for improved organizational performance. This is about establishing a business case for change. Your employees need to understand the importance of the effort at hand in order to buy in. We must craft the focus, direction, and integrated operational driveContinue reading “Gaining Employee Buy-In for Improved Organizational Performance”
Organizational Change Management is All About People Readiness
Professionals have described the term “Change Management” as being vague and confusing. I have even had clients refer to the term as “completely baffling” since it does not specify whom, nor what we are trying to change, let alone manage. I find that throwing in the descriptive term “People Readiness” to be helpful since itContinue reading “Organizational Change Management is All About People Readiness”
Kevin Anderson, Dr. Organizational Design 