by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 5, 2018 | Change Management, Leadership, Team, Transformation
Leadership from the Mission Control Room to the Boardroom by Paul Sean Hill Review by Patti Blackstaffe If you read one book in 2018*, please read this one, especially if you have a leadership position and are tasked with leading change! Mission Control Challenges Are...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jul 10, 2017 | Change Initiatives, Change Management, Experiential Design, Leadership, Transformation
The point in the image to the left is clear about human experience: What you design for people, and the experience they prefer are often two separate things. In change management, this is significant, because when change rolls out to the organization, utilization is...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jul 6, 2017 | Bullying, Change Management, Conflict, Culture, Leadership, Transformation
Much has been said in magazines, articles, blogs, and on social media regarding Silicon Valley’s recent gender issues. With the resignation of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and the recent resignation of Silicon Valley investor Dave McClure from 500 Startups, we...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Apr 8, 2017 | Change Management, Culture, Executive Agenda, Leadership, Management, Team Building
Change Mangement is all about people strategy, from sponsor to front lines. Because of this, we get to meet many caring people who want nothing more than to do a great job and help the team find success. One piece of advice for senior management teams and sponsors is...
by Walt Blackstaffe | Apr 2, 2016 | Business, Communication, Leadership
[BlogHeaderNewSub] Everyday people are witnessed doing what appears to us as totally out of the realm of what you or I might call sensible. Is There Such a Thing as Common Sense? From one’s own view point a solution might look simple because the other person...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 12, 2015 | Conflict, Engagement, Leadership, Team
Have you ever shared something out loud and it came out in such a way that you offended someone, but were not aware of the horrible impact you had? I have, and it was not until I began noticing that I was being “put in my place” over and over again, or when word...
