How a Change Management Expert Redefines Workplace Culture and Success
A good friend of mine, Greg Satell, recently wrote an invaluable article on the often-misunderstood facets of change management. In his piece, "Here’s Why 'Creating Awareness' Is Usually A Waste Of Time", Satell challenges the traditional approaches to organizational transformation and change management, which resonates deeply with the dynamics of workplace culture today. Satell's central thesis is that creating awareness, contrary to popular practice in change management, rarely translates into actual change. DEI experts have seen how fabulously “creating awareness” has failed. Physicians know “creating awareness” about health doesn’t move the needle on behavior. And you’ve undoubtedly...
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A Culture for All Generations
Disrupting the way we think about generations to attract, engage, and retain all employees
There’s a real benefit in dismantling the perceptions behind Gen Z or X, or whatever the next trendy label is! Citing extensive academic research from her book, Unfairly Labeled, Jessica provides a refreshingly enlightening and data-driven perspective on how multi-generational organizations can strip away stereotypes and and biases that hinder performance and prevent progress toward a common purpose.