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The Transition Suspicion: How Ready Are Your New Leaders?
Brushing up on 'stages of change" could make your management and supervision time way more productive. Read here.

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WHAT MAKES A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT GREAT? Part I of III
The Consultant If asked what is a consultant? The answer can be relatively easy. A consultant is any person who applies his or her experience or knowledge to help achieve a goal. A contract consultant is an individual who typically works for himself but he also may be associated with a consulting firm.

A Funny Sales Training Story
Then the fun began… After the first night with his 15 people William came back and reported no sales. Nothing new there for William. It only gets funnier. At work the next day only 11 of his people showed up for work and I questioned William who proceeded to inform me that he was weeding the garden and he was just keeping the best people. Well that night he came back with his crew and again there were NO sales. Again no surprise.

3 Simple Questions to Lead People Through a Change Transition - by William Bridges
William Bridges focuses on the transitions and the psychological changes that lie behind significant organisational change. Bridges draws the important and frequently overlooked distinction between change and transition. Bridges sees change as situational and transition as psychological. He poses these 3 simple questions...
William Harley
Of all the truly remarkable small business success stories, the story of William Harley is one that inspires and moves people to action. Born in Milwaukee, WI in 1880, William S. Harley became lifelong friends with his neighbor Arthur Davidson. The product of their friendship would impact several generations, inspire a strong subculture and in some ways a nation: the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. In 1901 William drew up plans for what he called a "bicycle motor." In essence this was a small motor meant to be attached to a bicycle and propel it. No motors really existed at the time so all parts for this motor were handmade at a friend's shop by Arthur and Bill Davidson. This is starting from the ground up on the level of extreme.

Consultants Can Be Scary but Do They Provide Value
As a CEO before I became a consultant ten years ago I had very little time for consultants and did not have a high opinion of them. One of the things that always stuck in my craw - and still does for that matter -- is to see a consultant conduct sales training that never actually carried a bag themselves. Some have very little if any experience in the field as an outside sales person. Even more concerning is to watch a consultant give leadership or business acumen advice when that consultant never had to meet a payroll or run a company personally. Consultants can provide real value on many occasions but they can also be your worst nightmare.
Execution All-Stars: Five Famous Companies That Bridged the Execution Gap (and How They Did It)
Ever wonder why some companies consistently meet their goals and others don’t? So did I. And when my consulting firm conducted a study of 400 companies, we found some answers. We discovered that there are five factors that set apart the organizations with the best performance results and those more effective at execution. I think of them as ‘The Five Bridges’ because they help companies close the gap between strategy and execution.” To see what the bridges look like in action, let’s look at a handful of well-known companies that execute exceptionally well.

A Bridge Builders “Cheat Sheet”: Tips & Tricks to Help You Traverse the Execution Gap
My research has found “Five Bridges” that enable a company to execute well. But how do you go about building them? First, you get comfortable with the fact that it’s a never-ending process. Then, you put certain time-tested tools and techniques in place and implement them relentlessly. Here, excerpted from Closing the Execution Gap, are some of my favorite tricks of the trade for getting these bridges underway.
Don't Drag a Dead Horse
In "Transitions, Making Sense of Life's Changes" by William Bridges, the transitions of life have three distinct stages (Endings, Neutral Zone and Beginnings). Bridges states we have a life time of transitions. However, it is very important to understand that before you can begin a new phase of your life, you must end the old phase. An ending is actually the first phase of the transition process and a precondition of self renewal. You must end before you can begin. Many times the endings are ones dealing with past experiences and thoughts. So don't drag a dead horse through the desert.

Bridges and Boundaries
In every human relationship, there will be either a series of bridges or a series of boundaries. Bridges are the trust emotions that link us to others. Boundaries are the distrust emotions that create barriers of perceived protection around us. Both bridges and boundaries will be tested by those we relate to as soon as they are established.

Education and Communications Pathways and Pitfalls
"Communications help to keep people feeling included in and connected to the organization...give people information, and do it again and again." - William Bridges, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change You need to establish the few core messages you want to communicate throughout your organization. Use any and every communication channel you can to review, remind, and reinforce them.
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