I have a post up at my other blog, Outrun Change, on a leader who is in denial of the radical changes slamming his employer. See Radical changes in the work world are painful. Don’t laugh too hard at people who don’t understand what is happening. (New blog name and link listed after I moved the blog.)
Month: October 2011
New blog!
Why am I starting a new blog, Outrun Change? You can find it at www.outrunchange.com. (Update – the blog name and address have been changed from what was set up at first. Sorry for the confusion.)
The amount of change taking place today is staggering. The rate of change is going to increase. That change is making our knowledge and skills obsolete. To keep up, we need to be learning and stretching to keep ahead of the radical change taking place around us.
At the Christian Leadership Conference in April 2011, Dr. Richard Swenson said that there will be 1,000 times more change in the next century than in the 20th century. There was more change in the 20th century than the previous 5,000 years. That is staggering.
My focus in the new blog will be on: (more…)
Social media changes power relationships
Social media will likely change the power dynamics in the work realm. Social media are widely credited for fueling the ”Arab Spring” that has swept dictators out of power and Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
We will see dramatic changes in the corporate world driven by employees and customers. (more…)
Ethical atmosphere of an organization is set by the ‘tone at the top’
The ethical attitudes and values of senior leadership will set the ethical atmosphere for an entire organization. This is called “tone at the top.”
This is something an auditor considers on every audit.
If you would like a short explanation of this idea, along with suggestions on what senior leadership can do to create a good environment, check out Tone at the Top, a post by Sharlynn Garza at the Nonprofit/Government GPS blog.
In my years of auditing, it has long been obvious that organizations have a corporate personality. (more…)