How can I convince other people to change? If there is one great mystery in change management, it’s that question. Whether it’s your employees, your coworkers, your children or your significant other, it seems like it’s always a challenge to bring others along with a change. It’s such a problem that I’ve begun to work [...]

Have you ever wondered about the intersection of change management and project management? How do people come into play in these processes? How can we, as project managers, department leaders and Average Joe employees work within our own spheres of influence to make transitions as smooth as possible? If you have any interest in these [...]

I’ve taken over a month off from blogging. This was completely unplanned, but it has led me to rethink everything about how I have blogged in the past and what kind of blogger I want to be going forward – and even IF I want to be a blogger at all. I guess you could [...]

A few weeks ago I received an email with the subject line, “Do You Like Red Monkeys?” I have to admit that one caught my eye, so I did a little investigating and discovered the work of Jef Staes. At this point, Jef is relatively unknown in the United States, but he is a recognized [...]

In Part 1 of this series, I explained what a Theory of Change is and why it can be useful for changes on a personal and organizational level. In this post, I’ll explain how to create a theory of change, using the following format: For this example, let’s say that I am overweight and out [...]