OUR SERVICES AND COURSES
OUR SERVICES FOR TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Posted in CONTINUOUS CHANGE
The special needs of transformation in media companies
When changing outcomes means changing culture, the dots need to connect all the time. Paradoxically, media companies and news organizations dislike change even more than the norm. It's curious because 'new' is part of the media DNA. Another biology metaphor may explain the resistance to change: the way an immune system floods the zone with defences as soon as there's...
Posted in CONTINUOUS CHANGE
Overcoming resistance to change
Change projects too often end up like a new year's resolution. A few months after a big launch, momentum fizzles and backsliding begins. Eventually, familiar ways regain their hold. The majority of change projects end up this way. Change that lasts over time requires more than an action plan, resolve and 'quick wins'. The best of intentions can be overpowered...
Posted in CONTINUOUS CHANGE
Change management
Getting from there to there takes constant navigation. Similarities to a journey are apt. There can be slowdowns, obstacles, detours, and people wanting to know, 'are we there yet'? There even can be 'weather', events elsewhere in the organization or the environment that influence how much progress can be made at any given tim. Our experience is that effective change...
Posted in CONTINUOUS CHANGE
Transformation re-starts
The longer a transformation stays idle, the harder it is to get going again. Missteps can reinforce resistance, retrenchment, and the negativity that already may have put the project in park. Regaining momentum requires a concerted effort. The way forward needs to be clearly and universally communicated until traction is assured. We get things moving again, either advising from the...
OUR SERVICES IN ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS
Posted in ETHICS
Our new colleague
SOME OF THE WAYS WE SUPPORT STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
Posted in STRATEGY SUPPORT
Helping teams see what they can do better
Better practices today become the best practices of tomorrow. We work directly with teams to help them identify better ways of doing things. We gather their ideas and organize the results into a roadmap for...
Posted in STRATEGY SUPPORT
Diagonal brainstorming
Groupthink works against breakthroughs. Too often a good idea dies too soon from 'been there done that' comments, or fails to thrive because everyone is seeing the same horizon from the same vantage point. Effective...
Posted in STRATEGY SUPPORT
Needs assessment
The experts in an organization walk in the door every day. A needs assessment quickly identifies course corrections that would make a difference. It also surfaces high-value practices that are important to preserve in the...
Posted in STRATEGY SUPPORT
Facilitating senior teams
We help senior teams figure out their next moves. Most often all the ingredients for the next plan are already in the group. They simply need to be surfaced and organized in a way that...
OUR COURSES
Posted in LEARNING
Strengthening middle management skills
Middle managers are expected to point the way forward while following signposts set by others. THIS 1x1 COURSE provides guidance for the unique circumstances of leading in the middle tier. Aspirations from strategic planning meet the realities of implementation at the mid-level in any organizations, yet middle managers say they feel surrounded by ambiguity. Individuals work with a confidential third-party...
Posted in LEARNING
AI + News Practices 2019
AI systems are being used in more ways in more newsrooms. THESE BRIEFINGS ARE UPDATED through the year and reflect the latest developments in how machine systems are being used in journalism. The future of AI in news is not about HAL or Terminator becoming reporters, but it is about more than current uses of automated systems. We discuss the...
Posted in LEARNING
Having positive disagreements
People often avoid raising objections for fear of hurt feelings, retribution, or 'not knowing the right thing to say'. THIS WORKSHOP shows how to become comfortable with dissent as the gift it can be. Every idea improves by talking it through until the proverbial 'gem of an idea' emerges, but discomfort with adversity can shut down the process before it...
Posted in LEARNING
Doing strategy in real-time
A strategy is no longer something you set every few years. In complex environments, it needs to adapt as circumstances change. THESE 1x1 LEARNING SESSIONS are for leaders who are preparing or managing a strategy that involves sensitive or significant organizational change. In personalized one-on-one sessions, we go over experienced-based methods, tailor them to individual needs, and focus on ways...
