Organization change can mean a need for different leadership competencies, because some leadership needs are context specific. Context specific competencies represent one of the three areas that The Bridgespan Group’s recent summary/meta-analysis espouse make a good leader: general competencies, context specific competencies, and core values/beliefs. While Bridgespan asserts agreement that these three areas are what matters, the specific skills or…
8 Steps to Creating Change John Kotter, Harvard Professor Emeritus, is considered a thought leader on change management. Kotter notes that 70% of organization change attempts fail. We’ve all been there. How do we as leaders become the 30% who create change that sticks? Real change requires a shift in organization culture and cultural change doesn’t happen without a lot…
Peter F. Drucker’s well-known article, “What Makes an Effective Executive” is one I wish I’d read earlier in my tenure as a non-profit leader. You can find it here: https://hbr.org/2004/06/what-makes-an-effective-executive. Drucker passed away in 2005 and is considered the founder of modern management, famous for the principle of managing through objectives. In the non-profit sector, managing through objectives brings us…