Real People, Real Change: Stories of a Change Warrior in the Business World

Change is challenging. Sometimes it’s downright difficult. Why? Because change involves more than a process – it involves the beating heart of the people who will be asked to change. My new book, Real People, Real Change offers a behavioral map to guide change leaders through the complex and often confusing maze of change in the business world. Change looks easy on an Excel spreadsheet, but there are people that must be moved and inspired. Change requires a leader who is able to inform the mind, engage the heart, and put feet into action. To do this, they must have the courage of a warrior.

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The Heart Behind the Curtain

The Heart Behind the Curtain

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz I’ve used this literary reference more than any other during my many years of speaking. Why? Because every single one of us has a curtain that we keep shut to protect the very vulnerable parts of ourselves. I see it [...]

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Mirror, Mirror – Who Needs to Change?

Mirror, Mirror – Who Needs to Change?

I remember a woman I worked with years ago who drove me crazy. She came to meetings and dominated them with her constant talking. She joked around when she should have been serious. I made her my number one topic, determined to get her to change these annoying behaviors by talking about her to others. [...]

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3 Ways to Unzip Hearts & Drive Change

3 Ways to Unzip Hearts & Drive Change

Have you heard about the customer service technique of pretending that  every customer you serve is your grandmother? It’s a technique built upon the assumption that you like your grandmother, and it teaches employees to treat customers as human beings with needs rather than walking annoyances that keep interrupting their lives. I would like to [...]

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3 Reasons Why We Should be Kind, not Cool

3 Reasons Why We Should be Kind, not Cool

I’m sitting at my computer on a beautiful day, when the Beatles/Badfinger song “Come and Get It” comes on. I knock over my water and my yogurt in a frantic effort to skip the song on my Pandora station. I immediately feel nauseated and think that I might not hold down the yogurt I have [...]

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Change Around the World!

Change Around the World!

Real People, Real Change: Stories of a Change Warrior in the Business World has made it to India! I’m thrilled to post another new friend and reader – Harpreet Rana! He is reading Real People, Real Change in front of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum in Ludhiana, Punjab India. Welcome to our family of change [...]

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5 Ways Leaders Can Transform Teams in 2012

5 Ways Leaders Can Transform Teams in 2012

Not one football team in the history of the world has been given a Superbowl ring for NOT winning the Superbowl. If you want to transform your team in 2012 and get different results, then you have to keep your eye on performance and be willing to make the tough decisions to get to your goal. [...]

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Change Around the World!

Change Around the World!

Bonjour to my new friend, Emmanuelle, who is shown here (with my book) in Paris, France! I have now mailed my book to India, China, Belgium, Canada, and France. I LOVE social networking . In fact, I would like to start posting pictures of my new change warrior friends reading my book in  place that is [...]

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Rooftop Stories, Cellar Stories

Rooftop Stories, Cellar Stories

I love a good, uplifting story. I call these “rooftop stories,” because they raise everyone up with their messages of hope and support. Leaders who use rooftop stories make the team they work with stronger and better by incorporating the heart of the team in their inspirational messages. The opposite of rooftop stories are “cellar [...]

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Top 10 Reasons I Love Life

Top 10 Reasons I Love Life

Holiday music brings introspection and makes me think about what I love most about life. I thought I’d take the time to share with you the top ten reasons I love life: My kids. They were started as a part of me and we spent years growing up together. Now they have turned into these amazing adults who have [...]

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Be Different, Think Different

Be Different, Think Different

The comic strip above has been developed specifically for this site. Moving forward, John Mark Strother will be providing his profound take on some of my blog topics via his visual. I’ve known John Mark a long time – in fact, all of his life. He is my brother. What I’ve always respected most about [...]

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Why People Stop Believing in Change

Why People Stop Believing in Change

Organizations can’t change if little time or effort is put into the change itself. Let me tell you a story. I was twelve years old, and needed money for a new purse. My friend and I decided to put on a roller skating show. Up to this point, I always sold tickets to my plays [...]

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