Does Leading Change Differ Across Cultures? – January 2015
Although change is a universal challenge that we face as leaders, do styles of leading change show up differently across cultures? What have we learned about leading change around the world – and what does it mean for you? When I started researching Change Leadership Styles from around the world as part of developing the […]
What’s YOUR Style of Leading Change (& TWO Special Announcements), November 2014
What’s YOUR style of leading change? Knowing your CQ (Change Intelligence) style can make all the difference for your ability to influence others and overcome resistance to change! Just as each of us communicates, collaborates and handles conflict in our own unique ways, so do we each have our own style of leading change. And, […]
Reactions to Change
When people encounter any kind of change, they typically progress through a series of phases. There are several frameworks that help clarify human reaction to change, but the one I use in this post—and in chapter 15 of Change Intelligence—is adapted to CQ and based on the work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, who studied human reactions […]
Deploying the Right Change Management Tools
Is there a difference between change leadership and change management? My answer is a resounding “Yes!” Change intelligence (CQ) is about diagnosing and developing your capacity to lead change—in other words, it’s about change leadership. Change management, on the other hand, is a set of techniques that you, the change leader, can apply to a […]
Applying CQ: Organizations
Both individuals and teams have a change style and level of change intelligence (CQ), and the same is true of every organization. Some companies thrive on change, responding deftly to new economies, technologies, and customer expectations, while others are slow to adapt, and still others fail to change effectively and thus die. Unfortunately, most companies […]
Applying CQ in Teams
A fundamental part of understanding CQ is understanding which type of change leader you are—a Coach, a Visionary, an Executer, a Champion, a Driver, a Facilitator, or an Adapter, each of which indicates a different mix of leading with Head, Heart, or Hands. When they learn about these types, most of my clients ask me […]
Adapters: Capitalizing on Strengths, Shoring Up Weak Spots
We all tend to fit one of seven types of change leader, each of which indicates a different mix of leading with Head, Heart, or Hands. The seventh and final change leader type is the Adapter, relies equally on all three. Adapters are role models for friendliness to change. When at their best, they emerge […]
Adapters, Part I
We all tend to fit one of seven types of change leader, each of which indicates a different mix of leading with Head, Heart, or Hands. The seventh and final change leader type is the Adapter, who relies equally on all three. Adapters exist at the crossroads between Head, Heart, and Hands. They have a […]
Facilitators: Capitalizing on Strengths, Shoring Up Weak Spots
We all tend to fit one of seven types of change leader, each of which indicates a different mix of leading with Head, Heart, or Hands. The sixth change leader type is the Facilitator, who has strong Heart and Hands capabilities. High-performance, high-participation organizations display constancy of vision and flexibility of approach. That’s good news […]
Facilitators, Part I
We all tend to fit one of seven types of change leader, each of which indicates a different mix of leading with Head, Heart, or Hands. The sixth change leader type is the Facilitator, who has strong Heart and Hands capabilities. Facilitators excel at Heart and Hands, and some say this is the best of […]