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Managing (and Leading) Change
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Feeling Gravity’s Pull

July 20, 2019June 29, 2026 rjbinney

There are other lessons to learn from “Apollo 13”. Changing your organization may be like bringing a spacecraft into Earth’s atmosphere – without careful planning and proper course correction, things may miss their targets, overheat… or worse. Continue reading Feeling Gravity’s Pull

Managing People

Own Your Culture: Fake It til You Make It

February 6, 2019June 29, 2026 rjbinney

Consultants are frequently (OK, always) asked to change a client’s culture for them. Can’t be done – that has to come from the inside.
What we *can* do is recommend specific behaviors – and trust that hearts and minds follow. Continue reading Own Your Culture: Fake It til You Make It

Managing People, Managing Problems

Good Investigators Don’t Search for the Who

December 18, 2016June 29, 2026 rjbinney

Even high-profile investigations get knocked off course when they pursue WHO to blame, rather than the underlying causes behind WHY it occurred.

In this post, the first of three, I discuss the hazards with chasing the Who and not the Why. Continue reading Good Investigators Don’t Search for the Who

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