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Is your company experiencing "change overload"? Three dials you need to know: Ever hear complaints from people that “their plate is full” or “there’s too much going on”? How can you possibly hope to roll out any form of process change in such conditions and hope to succeed? This month, columnist Jeff Cole shares three techniques available to you right now to address such a situation. read more
Jeff Cole | change management | dealing with change
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4 lessons from magicians on process improvement and change: What do magicians have to do with process improvement and change? This month, columnist Jeff Cole pulls back the curtain to reveal several things we can all learn from magicians. read more
magic | magicians | change
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A 70-Year old tool enables 21st century change: Used in root-cause analysis, the cause-and-effect diagram is often aimed at technical issues. But apply it to change management and you can find out a host of reasons as to why people haven't adopted a process change. Columnist Jeff Cole explains how. read more
Cause and Effect Diagrams | Jeff Cole | Fishbone Diagram
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Process Change – Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?: We live in a PhD-level world of complexity, but many of our problems often reside at a grade school level, writes columnist Jeff Cole. Here are a couple tips for clearing out the fog and getting down to the fundamentals. read more
Jeff Cole | Lean and Six Sigma | business process transformation
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Big data and the number crunchers - are you a victim?: Ever get the feeling you were being watched? It’s not just a feeling, says columnist Jeff Cole, as he looks at the increasing influence of big data and the number crunchers. read more
Jeff Cole | Big data | analytics
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3 attributes of successful change leaders: Once you have the motivation, blueprints, and all the right tools, nothing will stop you from successfully making changes. This month columnist Jeff Cole explores the three fundamentals to executing change on a personal and professional level. read more
Jeff Cole | change tools | attributes of successful change
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Think you notice change? Watch out, all of us have "change blindness" to some degree: As we get older, many of us begin to suffer from more and more ailments – minor to major. There is one ailment, however, that humans suffer from and don’t even realize it! It even has a mysterious, scientific name – Change Blindness. This month, columnist Jeff Cole explores this phenomenon and talks about how to counteract it. read more
change management | jeff cole
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Do you suffer from "Breadmaker Syndrome"?: ‘Nothing is more dangerous than an idea if it’s the only one you have,” once said Roger von Oech. The dangers of people who latch onto an idea and refuse to let it go. read more
Jeff Cole | Breadmaker | change management
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Avoid the “Ugly American” Approach to Change: Every organization (domestic or foreign) or even different divisions or departments within a company has their own culture and unique set of practices, says columnist Jeff Cole. Here's why you need to avoid the "Ugly American" trap. read more
Jeff Cole | culture and change | organizational culture
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How Real is Your Reality?: Do you want to make real and significant improvements? It might be time to challenge the assumptions and rules of reality, says columnist Jeff Cole. Do you play by the rules or do you make them? read more
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