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Stop Naming Your Change (and Transformation) Programs!

Stop Naming Your Change (and Transformation) Programs!

Organizations often give catchy names to transformation initiatives to create focus and signal their importance, but this practice can unintentionally reinforce the idea that change is temporary, leading to disillusionment and cynicism when further changes arise. Instead, aligning efforts with ongoing strategies and framing them as part of a continuous process, like “LRP Activation,” fosters clarity, engagement, and a culture where change becomes a normal and accepted part of organizational life.

Webinar: Driving Change with Data and Diagnostics

Webinar: Driving Change with Data and Diagnostics

Join us to learn how data and diagnostics can be leveraged to facilitate strategic change across all layers of your organization, ensuring a cohesive and scalable transformation.

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WEBINAR: Building Organizational Capability to Improve Strategy Execution

WEBINAR: Building Organizational Capability to Improve Strategy Execution

September 26, 2023
With Alec Levenson and Carl Watson

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WEBINAR: HRBPs: Prioritizing the Real Business Priorities

WEBINAR: HRBPs: Prioritizing the Real Business Priorities

March 20, 2023
With Dave Millner and Alec Levenson

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WEBINAR: Fluid Talent and Technology: The “Secret Sauce” to Building Organizational Capability

WEBINAR: Fluid Talent and Technology: The “Secret Sauce” to Building Organizational Capability

October 28, 2022
with Alec Levenson and Dave Millner

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The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD

The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD
with Alec Levenson and Maura Stevenson

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How to Do Relevant Research – Part 3

with Dr Philip H. Mirvis and Dr. Susan Albers Mohrman

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How to Do Relevant Research – Part 2

with Dr Susan Albers Mohrman, Prof Christopher G. Worley and Prof John Boudreau

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How to Do Relevant Research – Part 1

with Dr. Philip Mirvis (Babson), Dr. Susan Mohrman (USC), and Professor Christoper Worley (Pepperdine)

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Repricing work and consumption in the wake of Covid-19

Repricing work and consumption in the wake of Covid-19

When Covid-19 gripped the global economy in the first half of 2020, there was an immediate shock to the economic system because the “price” of doing work in person was suddenly, and quite dramatically shifted. If the virus mitigation measures and vaccines rollouts over the past 19 months had put the world on a path to sustainable economic recovery heading into 2022, the negative economic impacts would be going away quickly right now.