Mike Beitler
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Learning Management Systems
All of us should be familiar with what’s happening with learning management systems (LMS). As organizations move away from a training mindset to a learning and performance culture, LMS will play a central role. The organization’s LMS should be more than a training documentation system. In a recent article by LMS-guru Elliott Masie, Elliott listed the following expectations for a fully implement LMS: · a “dashboard” for... (posted by Mike 5 years 328 days ago.)
All of us should be familiar with what’s happening with learning management systems (LMS). As organizations move away from a training mindset to a learning and performance culture, LMS will play a central role. The organization’s LMS should be more than a training documentation system. In a recent article by LMS-guru Elliott Masie, Elliott listed the following expectations for a fully implement LMS: · a “dashboard” for... (posted by Mike 5 years 328 days ago.)
Organizational Political Savvy
It is a fact of organizational life: politics influence virtually everything that happens in an organization. Leaders, especially change leaders, must develop political savvy. I am not advocating unethical behavior, but I am recommending that leaders consciously fine tune their political awareness. In organizations, individuals and groups are continually vying for scarce resources. Each one is attempting to maintain or... (posted by Mike 6 years 60 days ago.)
It is a fact of organizational life: politics influence virtually everything that happens in an organization. Leaders, especially change leaders, must develop political savvy. I am not advocating unethical behavior, but I am recommending that leaders consciously fine tune their political awareness. In organizations, individuals and groups are continually vying for scarce resources. Each one is attempting to maintain or... (posted by Mike 6 years 60 days ago.)
Active Inquiry in Organizational Change
An essential part of Edgar Schein's Process Consulting practice model (discussed in-depth in my book) is the use of Active Inquiry. A guiding assumption in Active Inquiry is that an insecure client will not reveal essential facts about the organization's situation. Without these essential facts, the Organizational Change (OC) consultant is placed in a position of guessing. The consultant is then forced to rely on... (posted by Mike 6 years 126 days ago.)
An essential part of Edgar Schein's Process Consulting practice model (discussed in-depth in my book) is the use of Active Inquiry. A guiding assumption in Active Inquiry is that an insecure client will not reveal essential facts about the organization's situation. Without these essential facts, the Organizational Change (OC) consultant is placed in a position of guessing. The consultant is then forced to rely on... (posted by Mike 6 years 126 days ago.)
Large-Scale Organizational Change: Look Before You Leap!
I am often asked, “Should organizational change be done quickly or slowly over time?” and “Should management attempt large radical changes or small incremental changes?” The safe answer is, “It depends.” The literature on organizational change identifies two general types of changes: first-order change and second-order change. First-order change gets less attention because it is less... (posted by Mike 6 years 129 days ago.)
I am often asked, “Should organizational change be done quickly or slowly over time?” and “Should management attempt large radical changes or small incremental changes?” The safe answer is, “It depends.” The literature on organizational change identifies two general types of changes: first-order change and second-order change. First-order change gets less attention because it is less... (posted by Mike 6 years 129 days ago.)
Participative Management in Organizational Change
I recently read an article in which the author said, "Senior managers are becoming more accepting of participative management and employee involvement because they (senior managers) are becoming more humanistic." Nonsense! Anybody who works with senior managers as a management consultant quickly realizes that most managers enjoy the power vested in their positions. Many of these managers are not... (posted by Mike 6 years 133 days ago.)
I recently read an article in which the author said, "Senior managers are becoming more accepting of participative management and employee involvement because they (senior managers) are becoming more humanistic." Nonsense! Anybody who works with senior managers as a management consultant quickly realizes that most managers enjoy the power vested in their positions. Many of these managers are not... (posted by Mike 6 years 133 days ago.)
Know Thyself: MBTI and DiSC
In my practice as an executive coach and consultant, I use both the MBTI® and the DiSC®. I am often asked, “Which one is better?” The question reveals a common misunderstanding about psychological instruments. The fact is, there is no such thing as “the best” psychological instrument. As consultants who use psychological instruments our challenge is to choose the “appropriate” psychological instrument. As long as a... (posted by Mike 6 years 137 days ago.)
In my practice as an executive coach and consultant, I use both the MBTI® and the DiSC®. I am often asked, “Which one is better?” The question reveals a common misunderstanding about psychological instruments. The fact is, there is no such thing as “the best” psychological instrument. As consultants who use psychological instruments our challenge is to choose the “appropriate” psychological instrument. As long as a... (posted by Mike 6 years 137 days ago.)
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