Connecting with the OCM Community
I recently had the opportunity to participate in my first major organizational change management (OCM) conference since the pandemic started – the 2024 San Diego Change Conference. After four years of video conferences and online meetings, I had many questions about this large in-person event.…
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Engaging with the Future Work Force
The benefits of internships to students are well documented. They gain tangible work experience, they delve into a specific type of work to better understand it, and they hone their scholastic teachings into real-world abilities. Less often discussed are the advantages that internships offer companies…
Read MorePersonal Growth from Giving Back
“Leave the world a better place than when you came into it” – it’s one of the teachings that I tried to instill in my step kids when they were growing up. Life is about more than simply existing; we can be more. One of…
Read MoreReflections
At times, my career has taken me to places that I never thought it would. I never imagined embracing change management as a profession when I was in college – I didn’t even know what it was. I didn’t think I would love teaching change…
Read MoreWhat Changes Will Stick?
I recently had the opportunity to lead a Change Management discussion with a local graduate school class. During the Question and Answer portion, the discussion naturally turned to the changes that we are experiencing during the COVID-19 timeframe. The one question that stood out to…
Read MoreThinking about Change Globally, Acting on Change Locally
I recently attended the 2019 ACMP Global Conference in Orlando with a new perspective this year. Having recently been appointed as Treasurer to the ACMP NorCal Chapter Board, my mission was twofold: to absorb the latest global thinking about change management, then to bring those…
Read MoreChange Networks
A network, by definition, is a group or system of interconnected people or things. In a Change Management setting, we often times create a people-based network to introduce business change to the organization. Change Networks provide many benefits, one of which is to increase adoption…
Read MoreOrganizational Change Management for a New Generation
For the past 12 years, I’ve been consulting and training in the growing field of Organizational Change Management (OCM). Recently I was asked to guest lecture for the McGeorge Law School, Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs. While I…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Daniel Pink
Over 900 Change Management professionals gathered in Las Vegas for the annual ACMP Conference last week. This year’s theme was Driving Business Results Through Effective Change Management. The conference keynote speaker, Daniel Pink, kicked off the session by discussing the rapid change of pace in…
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