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99 Ways to Influence Change, #45: Laugh about it
When I worked at Palladium Group, a strategy execution consulting company, a new CEO (and former MD) addressed the …
99 Ways to Influence Change: #44: Remove doubt
Doubt can be a drag on an organizational change initiative. It cultivates a wait-and-see attitude and can breed …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #43: Keep promises
Earning the ability to influence people in your organization requires that you maintain your integrity. One simple way …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #42: Fix problems
Want people in your organization to get on board with your change initiative? Show them how the change will fix an …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #41: Do favors
In Influence:Â The Psychology of Persuasion, author Robert Cialdini talks about the principle of reciprocity:Â people …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #40: Build new skills
In order to change, people need both the desire and the ability. Change often requires people to learn how to perform …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #39: Help them succeed
For two years in a row, my fellow Organization Change Alliance colleague Jeff Lebow has provided feedback as I designed …
99 Ways to Influence Change, #38: Educate
When change is happening to people without sufficient explanation, they will instinctively resist it. To help people …