by Patti Blackstaffe | May 27, 2015 | Business, Coaching Skills, Culture, Engagement
Yes men are the people always willing to agree with or go along with the leader for any of a number of reasons. Yes men (or women) have a reason to believe that contradicting the boss or executive is detrimental to their career. If you see this in your business, and...
by Patti Blackstaffe | May 15, 2015 | Change Management, Communication, Culture, Engagement
Change Management (CM) is quite the buzz word in business lately – everyone knows they need it, but few organizations truly understand the science or the way to go about leading and managing change for their organization. Many companies are still fixated with tossing...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 19, 2015 | Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Team Building, Transformation
Does your company have a suggestion box? It’s an old way of getting feedback from the front lines, but it works – if you take it seriously, and that takes commitment. The commitment is in Listening. An open mind to innovative thinking may just improve your already...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 14, 2015 | Change Management, Culture, Leadership, Transformation
Many businesses going through a transformation do so for two reasons: 1. Their business is struggling and they need to stop the bleeding. 2. Their leadership is intent on maintaining a continual path to improvement and growth as they remain competitive. The latter...
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 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...
