What if people take the change personally?
In contacts with companies I sometimes hear that seemingly "ordinary" changes (as are mentioned: introducing a new form, adapting a working method to obvious needs, rearranging roles in a team, etc.) are blocked by the fact that people take things personally, and make...
How to deal effectively with “alternative facts” ?
Today Kellyanne Conway was in the news. She quit her job as advisor and campaign manager for Donald Trump to take time for her family. "What a great and noble goal", one would say. Without knowing her background, one would potentially admire her for her noble values...
How do cultures impact the outcome of a change process?
Huge and global crises give us the chance to compare and to learn on how people and groups of people react differently or show other ways of being resilient, One way of comparing different cultures is looking at the differences between group vs individualist cultures....
How can a critical journalist help your change project?
Skilled journalists and news reporters have the fantastic gift to ask the right questions the right time. Those questions that make you silent as you did not expect them on the spot... Questions can irritate though, as many of these are based on ideas that "if...
How fast do you notice change?
Spring 2020 will make the history books forever. It was an eventful, but also very interesting time. We alternated fright, repression, boredom, powerlessness and so many other emotions. Every day has become a new challenge, now that the economy has suddenly come to a...