Category Archives: Managing Change

2018 – Trends Impacting Labor, Management, and the Workplace in 2018 – Part Two

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

A couple of weeks ago we looked at some of the trends that we believe will impact labor and management in 2018. This time we want to consider trends that will impact the workplace in general. Employment will increase in … Continue reading →

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Are Robots Coming for Your Job?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

In the last few blogs we’ve written about the changing job market and questioned whether some jobs will return. This time, we would like to take a look at a controversial part of changing jobs, Robots. You have probably heard … Continue reading →

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs – Another Look

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

The promise of jobs is still the rallying cry of politicians. “We are going to bring back jobs in _______” (fill in the blank with whichever industry or region they are trying to rally.) Yet the jobs they promise never … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Your Current Success Block Your Vision

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

Many factors can keep organizations from being successful, but one of the most damaging is a lack of vision. Unless we know where we want to head and develop effective strategies for accomplishing our vision, we will fail. One of … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Trends in Labor-Management Relations, 2017 – Part Two

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

A couple of weeks ago we began to take a look at some of the trends we see coming in 2017 for labor-management relations and collective bargaining. This time we want to continue to look at these issues and the … Continue reading →

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Did You Know: You Can Make the Difference for Your Team

Posted on October 23, 2016 by

When working with new teams, we sometimes encounter sceptics. They tell us a team process cannot work in their environment, often because of someone, generally on the other side, who will not support the process. Making real systemic change is … Continue reading →

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Did You Know: Golf is a Lot Like Employee Engagement? (Part 2)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

With the Olympic golf tournament this week, I want to return to the final part of the comparisons between golf and employee engagement or labor-management cooperation. We will look at similarities between them and offer some ideas about employee engagement … Continue reading →

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Did You Know: Golf is a Lot Like Employee Engagement? (Part 1)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by

This weekend, I spent time watching the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. It featured 86 of the best golfers in the world playing a challenging course under somewhat adverse conditions. As I was watching, it brought to mind several parallels between … Continue reading →

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How Are Your Team’s Critical Thinking Skills?

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

When I was a science teacher, one of our goals was to enhance the ability of our students to use critical thinking skills. As I look at the approach to studying problems commonly used today, I am afraid we failed. … Continue reading →

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Did You Know: We are Halfway Through 2016

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

On July 1, we passed the half-way point of 2016. You may have begun the new year with the usual resolutions, but we are not going to dwell on those. It is time, however, to look at what has happened … Continue reading →

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