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An Adaptive Approach to the Strategic Planning Process

Organizations need a 21st century replacement for the five-year plan, one that respects uncertainty as the norm and values the ability to change as a competitive advantage.

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Create a Communications Plan to Navigate the Different Phases of Change

We’ve created a simple worksheet, inspired by William Bridges’ “4 P’s”, to discuss change with your team

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How to Adapt Performance Review Season for 2021

This isn’t the time for a complete overhaul—instead, hold more frequent 1:1s focused on coping with change, and making progress towards revised goals

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Are You Measuring Change at the Right Organizational Layer?

Change can be tough to pinpoint. It’s constant, but its effects can appear instantaneously, take time to become evident, or…

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How to Bring Background Conversations to the Foreground

Every organization has hidden conversations—but if you can’t talk about an issue, or if you don’t know an issue even exists in the first place, you can’t address it.

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How to Tell the Story of Change

Before people accept a solution, they have to agree there’s a problem. Telling a story—and illustrating their part to play—can make transformation easier

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A Simple Diagram to Determine, “Should This Be a Meeting?”

Reduce workload and bring better work-life balance by evaluating what decisions require meetings and what can be resolved by email

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Finding Your Way on the Change Journey

A “change map” provides much needed perspective in the middle of a change process

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Hacking The Eisenhower Decision Matrix

As you weigh the urgent and the important in order to prioritize your week or your team’s backlog, you may need new methods to force decision-making and focus

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Resources for Building Anti-Racist Organizations

Creating a more just workplace (and society) can feel overwhelming, but these tools can serve as a first step