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		<title>Build relationships, not SME, in trusted change advisor role</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do the experts say about being a trusted advisor? Our five-person panel for the upcoming 2012 Conference of the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP)  asked ourselves that question as we started to prepare for our 90-minute workshop. For “Success Secrets of Trusted Change Advisors,” we’re featuring a panel discussion plus an Open Space Technology  session. The latter is designed to encourage peer-to-peer sharing. We believe the Open Space Technology principles support what excellent trusted advisors do, including deal with the issues most important to their clients in a client-centered manner. As the saying goes, we will trust the process and believe that the participants who are most qualified and capable of addressing the issues raised will do so. Nonetheless, the experts are experts for a reason. And they provide great value for learning. At our ACMP session, we’re providing a two-page handout with one side summarizing Open Space [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://connectconsultinggroup.com/build-relationships-not-sme-in-trusted-change-advisor-role/</link>
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		<title>Win with resiliency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Politics aside, Planned Parenthood’s win last week against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure shows the power of resiliency in organizations. The 95-year-old reproductive health care provider and educator was able to withstand the sudden, unexpected shock of being defunded by the 30-year-old breast cancer foundation. Within days, Planned Parenthood recovered quickly, not only getting the Komen funds back but also raising an even larger sum from a vast number of supporters. In the interest of full-disclosure, for more than 20 years, I’ve been a Planned Parenthood donor, volunteer and now occasional paid consultant. During this time, I’ve experienced firsthand how the organization has learned to adapt to stay relevant, vibrant and influential. From my perspective, Planned Parenthood was able to run circles around Komen, which appeared flat footed and tone deaf about the situation they had created, for these seven reasons. Many support the six habits of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://connectconsultinggroup.com/win-with-resiliency/</link>
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		<title>Show me respect, not just the money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Treat employees as if they’re volunteers” is a popular business maxim. It’s a sound principle. After all, many employees—especially knowledge workers—have discretion on how they spend their time, energy and commitment. If you can appeal to their passion, listen to their ideas and concerns and recognize them, you improve your chances of connecting with them and influencing them to take action, including changing their behavior. And if you’re a project manager rather than a boss, this principle can be very compelling. You probably have more carrots at your disposal than sticks to inspire the individuals on your team and others to adopt the changes you need. Yet putting this principle into action is another matter. That’s where the road to good intentions is paved with hell. This past week alone, I’ve noticed that the life of the volunteer is hardly joyful, especially around the issue of respect. Yes, we’re talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be a good, not bad, example</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The captain of the Costa Concordia, the new sheriff in San Francisco and the former CEO of MF Global are great examples—examples of how not to lead by example. The hapless captain, sheriff and CEO are teaching just-in-time lessons on what not to do when you’re in charge and faced with adversity. To summarize the learnings from recent headlines: Don’t abandon your ship when passengers are still on board. Don’t trivialize significant allegations about a serious topic, especially domestic violence. Don’t plead ignorance about what’s going on when you’re one of the smartest people in the room. Unfortunately, these three characters have lots of company these days. Many leaders seem to practice “do as I say” rather than “do as I do.” As I observed several months ago in this blog post about “Leadership = examples + sacrifice,” leading by example may be a quaint, outdated practice. Nonetheless, leading by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://connectconsultinggroup.com/be-a-good-not-bad-example/</link>
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		<title>5 actions to avoid extinction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re standing still these days, you’re falling behind. The world is moving that quickly. Just think of the iconic brands that have tumbled or are extinct. The advertising often has more staying power than the products. For example, “A Kodak Moment,” “The softer side of Sears” and “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile.” So how do you avoid becoming&#8211;or working with&#8211;a dinosaur that needs to be pulled from the tar pits? We can’t control Mother Nature, but we can avoid self-inflicted wounds—especially as individuals. So make sure you and the other members of your team don’t act like moles. In other words, don’t burrow in the ground, being blind to the external environment around you. Also try to discourage prairie-dog behavior, which is common in cube-like office environments. People tend to pop up and look around them when there’s a loud noise or other disturbance. They react only to what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://connectconsultinggroup.com/5-actions-to-avoid-extinction/</link>
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