2/16/12
Some Recent Blog Posts. . .
Here are samples from my recent blog posts. If any strikes your fancy, please read it and comment.
I am preparing to work with a couple of teams that are facing a year full of challenging and some very risky changes. Here are some key things I am going to say to them to get them thinking. ( I posted this one less than an hour ago.)
Flopping Over the Goal Line With seconds to play in the 2012 Super Bowl, the New England Patriots decided to allow the NY Giants to score which would give them a 21 to 17 lead. But this would give New England the ball with enough time to run a few plays and perhaps win the game. However, if the Giants didn't take the bait and just held onto the ball without attempting to score, they would eat up previous seconds making it almost impossible for New England to win. Death by Conference Call Last weekend, I called into a planning meeting of a non-profit where I volunteer. Although I appreciated being invited to this important meeting, I was dreading spending 3 1/2 hours on the phone. If my experience was a guide, this was going to be long and boring. I expected to drift in and out of attentiveness. I even placed a stack of "to do" items on my desk and had Angry Birds at the ready just in case. . . Rick on the Speaking Circuit Influence. Action. Change! next Tuesday for CBODN in Silver Spring, MD from 6:15 until 8:45. Last I heard it was sold out, but might be worth looking into. Leading Change without Migraines, a one-day session where I teach my approach to leading change. Very interactive. Location: The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, April 16. Why Don't You Want What I Want?, a one-day session at The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Co-teaching this with my buddy, Jacquie McLemore. Influence. Action. Change!
Change Open Source Project
In 2009 I started the Change Management Open Source Project. it now has over 900 members from well over thirty countries. Due to my own web illiteracy and a web host that changed its policies after we were up an running (they only allow very short videos and podcasts unless you want to pay a premium price.) Since I want to keep the open source project free, I started looking around for an alternative host.
I am happy to say that we are close to having a new site with what I think will be a better web host. I hope to launch this in February. I will let you know. But, for now, consider "liking" www.facebook.com/rickmaureronchange. This will automatically sign you up to the new improved Change Management Open Source Project site.
Warm regards,
Rick Maurer
President
Maurer & Associates
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