For leaders in today’s unpredictable world this quote of Abraham Lincoln is very relevant. Let’s take a closer look at what it means. When the British still had an Empire (ruled by Queen Victoria) and a weak China was forced…
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Yesterday it was Independence Day – 4th of July. An important day for America. I was reading mails and tweets from American friends and got inspired by it to write this short piece. I am not American, but maybe my…
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Category: Business Transformation, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Leading Change, Team Work, Vision
Tags: Aad Boot, Alignment, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence, European Union, Jean Monnet, Konrad Adenauer, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, People Alignment, Robert Schuman, Thomas Jefferson, United States, United States Declaration of Independence
“The team is already four months involved in this change process. They are informed in detail about the reasons for the change and the objectives that were set by the executive board. The phase of ‘not knowing’ or ‘not understanding’…
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Category: Business Transformation, Change Management, Culture Change, High Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Leading Change, Organization Development, Team Work
Tags: Aad Boot, Alignment, Business, Business Transformation, Change Management, Cultural Change, Jim Collins, Lead change, Leadership, Leading Teams, Organization Development, Organizational Culture, People Alignment, Teamwork
In my earlier post Why Alignment is crucial for those who Lead Change I explained how a lack of alignment can lead to compliance instead of commitment and how this can be a serious setback in achieving change. In all the…
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Category: Business Transformation, Change Management, Communication, Employee Engagement, High Performance Teams, Leadership, Leading Change
Tags: Alignment, Change Management, Commitment, Compliance, Lead change, Leadership, Management, Organizational Change, People Alignment, Teamwork
“We decided on a clear strategy, but up to now we still didn’t succeed to put this strategy into action.” “How many times do I have to convince my people that this change is necessary for us? They clearly told…
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Category: Business Transformation, Change Management, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Development, Leading Change, Team Work
Tags: Alignment, Business, Change Management, Lead change, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Organizational Change, People Alignment