Category Archives: change management

(#427) Someone Must be the Grown-Up in the Room

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

The leader helps us see what is possible, especially when we do not have that vision in our experience. Transformation does not just appear. It requires vision, thought, communication, respect, difficult questioning, and better listening. Transformational leaders help orchestrate that … Continue reading →

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(#426) It’s Easy to be Left Behind

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

“Aging in place” may describe what the residents were doing but not who they wanted to be. In the mid-1990s,  the Walt Disney Company brought the principles of new urbanism to life when it broke ground on Celebration, Florida. Located … Continue reading →

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(#423) Poverty

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

When communities build walls to separate their people (due to a poverty of understanding or compassion), the lack can seem insurmountable.  “The world tends to define poverty and riches simply in terms of economics. But poverty has many faces—weakness, dependence, … Continue reading →

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(#408) Self-Evaluation

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Narrow the focus and help yourself understand what does or does not serve and nourish your soul. I have a quick four question survey I ask audiences to complete for me.  It asks them to consider what we did during … Continue reading →

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(#403) Create Your Own Story Or Someone Else Will

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

It may be too late. Perhaps you have witnessed it.  People in a leadership position who fail to communicate clearly and effectively. An organization experiences gut-wrenching turnover, service decline, loss of client base, and eroding collegiality.  The people charged with … Continue reading →

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(#388) Connectors. Dividers. Adopters. Resistors.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

We have to know who “gets it, wants it, and has the capacity for it.” A community has many attributes. For me, it’s hard to conceive of a community without unity. You cannot spell community without unity. A community represents … Continue reading →

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(#371) Your Life. Your Choices.

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

What do we choose to allow into our lives? What do we dismiss from our lives? On a friend’s recommendation, I bought Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business. The author lays out a simple premise, “If you’re not happy … Continue reading →

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(#354) What Can You Really Control?

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Perhaps understanding and accepting the uncertainty will allow you to see additional choices and paths to success. Last week seven words focused my attention. Are you afraid to ad-lib your life? Do you have to script each moment as you … Continue reading →

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(#353) Change Management

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

We all are in the change management business. Did you know that about 500,000 jobs exist in the “change management” field? Titles like, “Culture Change Manager…Change Management Analyst…Change Management Lead…Change Management Specialist….” Who knew? As I prepare for two corporate … Continue reading →

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