by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 4, 2014 | Business, Change Initiatives, Change Management, Management
New CEO Ronald Boire says Sears is here to stay. He is the newest member of 4 recent leaders in 3 years making a go at keeping Sears alive in Canada, our team chatted among ourselves as to how we might approach such a feat. Growing up on the Canadian prairies, Sears...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Sep 4, 2014 | Change Management, Communication, Culture, Leadership
[BlogHeaderNewSub] It always surprises me a little when someone says; “I leave my personal life at the door when I come to work.” While that may be what some companies want to hear, the reality is quite different. People’s lives are not compartmentalized, every...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Aug 24, 2014 | Change Management, Leadership
Please note: If you wish to continue to receive the blog in your email please sign-up again HERE as previous signups will be removed in 2 months. I had coffee with a buddy from high school a few years ago where he described a bit of his research in neurosciences to...
by Walt Blackstaffe | Jan 16, 2014 | Change Management, Culture, Engagement, Leadership
Leading for Change…a few years ago Patti, our Strategist, was interviewed for an article of the same title in Success Magazine. In that article she stressed the importance of involving the team in finding solutions, saying; “When employees know the plan, the...
by Walt Blackstaffe | Dec 30, 2013 | Change Initiatives, Change Management, Culture, Executive Agenda, Leadership
It seems the holidays and approaching New Year puts many leaders into a state of reflection and renewal. January hearkens the desire to keep what works and change what doesn’t. The time is ripe and prime for a shift….but you have been through this...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Sep 10, 2013 | Business, Change Management, Coaching Skills, Communication, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Team, Training
How does organizational change occur? Change occurs because people, just like you and me, made the decision to change. How that decision came about may be different for each individual involved; the motivator, influence or even traumatic event that may occur and spur...
