Torben Rick

iCloud - The impact of disruption
Once upon a time – The impact of disruption

The impact of disruption on business models - Disruption is changing the value propositions for many business These are uncertain and challenging times for traditional organizations across every industry. A...

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Change Management might be dead
Change Management might be dead – Let’s go and have a nice funeral

Change management is obsolete - Change management is broken - Change management isn't applicable anymore. Change Management might be dead, but dealing with change not, actually it has increased.

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Without a crisis no organizational change
Without a crisis no organizational change

Companies need a crisis to change Organizations need to be able to make dramatic adjustments in the face of all kinds of change, unexpected developments, challenging environments and sudden opportunities....

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Kill the company - If it ain't broke, don't fix it - Fix it anyway
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – Fix it anyway

Is there something profoundly wrong with some of the basic assumptions about how change works? Two decades ago “about 70% of all change initiatives fail.” Today, according to global consulting...

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Why does organizational failure occur at such a high rate – A once-off Town Hall ain’t gonna cut it
Why does organizational change fail

Changing something across the entire organization is a big deal, and a big commitment. Six common reasons why change fails, and why company strategies don't get successfully implemented

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When corporate cultures breed dishonesty
When corporate cultures breed dishonesty

Many of the corporate scandals in the past several years have been cases of wide-scale dishonesty. It’s hard to fathom how lying and deceit permeated these organizations.

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The cost of poor performance management

Done right, performance management can swiftly increase productivity. Done wrong, the negative effects can be far-reaching. The cost of poor performance management. When performance management fails.

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Shake up the old organizational culture
Shake up the old organizational culture

Sometimes leading means eating organizational culture for lunch. Shake up the old organizational culture. Cultural change initiatives, particularly in the large institutions, remain relatively fragile.

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The business impact of a weak or misaligned organizational culture
Business impact of a weak or misaligned organizational culture

The business impact of a weak or misaligned culture has become more pronounced over the last couple of years as company. The costs of a misaligned organizational culture.

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Accelerating pace of change - Rethink organizational change management
Accelerating pace of change – Rethink organizational change management

Is it possible that everything that is known about change management is wrong and that there is a need to go back to the drawing board? Change management needs to...

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When the organizational culture stinks
When the organizational culture stinks

When the organizational culture stinks - Lack of ethical organizational culture. Total mismatch between the reality and the value statements.

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The iceberg is melting. A colony of penguins who lived on their iceberg for many years
The iceberg is melting but it is not due to global warming

Changes in technology and other major trends cannot just be brushed under the board room table. Time is running out for many companies. Another wake-up call. Don't lose sight of...

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