Appreciative Inquiry Principles and Assumptions
Submitted by Leslie Allan on September 18th, 2011
The Essence of Appreciative Inquiry workshop held in Melbourne is well worth attending. It gives you a deeper understanding of the fundamental assumptions, principles and processes used in this approach to change in organizations.
Tags: australia, communicate, decision making
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Bullying Behavior – What Can I Do?
Submitted by Leslie Allan on September 3rd, 2011
Bullying is rife within today’s workplaces. If you are on the wrong end of bullying or abusive behavior, what can you do about it? Here are some practical options for employees experiencing bullying and for those helping others in this situation.
Tags: behavior, employee, interpersonal
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HR Under Attack Over Phone Hacking Scandal
Submitted by Leslie Allan on August 3rd, 2011
Business ethicist blames HR for the poor ethical standards that have led to the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Is HR responsible for the ethics within an organization? Or are company values the responsibility of executives?
Tags: culture, human resources, leader
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Plan B
Submitted by Richard Derwent Cooke on May 25th, 2011
Making plans is a useful exercise, perhaps even necessary. We are even encouraged to have a Plan B, ready to go if our initial plan doesn’t work out. However, there is a downside to planning.
Tags: decision making, goal, management, objective, planning, project, strategy
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Choice = Power or How to Reduce Resistance
Submitted by Richard Derwent Cooke on May 17th, 2011
One of the key reasons that people resist change is because they are only given a choice between two options with little information. If you want them to go along with your plans, engage them, involve them, consult them and allow them to be part of the decision making process.
Tags: behavior, communicate, decision making, information
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