The “Grief-Then-Growth” Cycle by Robert S. Tipton Transformational change just “feels” hard, don’t you think? It’s an unsettling, unpleasant, “when is life going to return to normal” kind of thing. At least that’s the way I hear people talk about it when they’re in the midst of it (even me!). Over the years, I’ve formulated […]
by Robert S. Tipton Responding to a request that came as a result of my last post, “7 Core Beliefs of Transformational Change Leaders,” (TCLs) this post takes a look at the behaviors behind the beliefs of a TCL. Specifically, one reader included this thought: “Great post! I can’t imagine anyone reading through this and, […]
by Robert S. Tipton I’ve been assembling the list of “7 Core Beliefs of Transformational Change Leaders” (TCLs) over the past several years, and I’ve come to discover that these folks are just — well — different. You “know” it when you’re in their presence… TCLs live an attitude of “been there, done that,” and […]
by Robert S. Tipton “One person’s micromanagement is just another person’s way of making sure none of their employees mess anything up so badly that it will come back and reflect negatively on them.” Now, I don’t know if anyone ever said that before — or if I just made it up (I did make […]
by Robert S. Tipton With all due respect to Nike’s marketing department (who was focusing on ending procrastination — which is an altogether different topic), it is often difficult for individuals and organizations to resist the siren call of “just do it.” We’re bombarded by marketing messages telling us to get more done more quickly […]
by Robert S. Tipton “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” — Einstein It seems we’re bombarded continually with messages telling us that we need to be more innovative and creative, to get over our limiting beliefs and status quo biases (oh wait, I send those messages myself!), and to be […]
by Robert S. Tipton Tell me about your collection of “used-to-thinks…” You know what I mean — “I used to think that _____________, but now I don’t.” Or “I used to think every ______________ got _______________, but now I see it the other way.” That’s a “used-to-think.” (U2T) Now, the older I get, the bigger […]
As seen on Facebook (from an 18 year old): “People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t know!” Now, there’s an enlightened teenager — with wisdom far beyond her years. Let’s just hope she’s able to remember what she said last week on her Facebook wall when […]
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.” — a cynic A quick Google search failed to give attribution to the person who originally came up with this saying, but I’m pretty sure most of us have heard it and / or used it on numerous occasions. So – I just attributed the saying to a “generic” cynic. […]
. As seen on Twitter: “Hi. I’m in a staff meeting. There are 83 ceiling tiles in our meeting room. And 8 light fixtures, with 24 fluorescent bulbs. That is all.” It must have been an awesome meeting… I’m sure nearly all of us can relate to enduring a meeting like it at some point. […]
