Comments for Change Whisperer - Gail Severini's Blog http://gailseverini.com Passionate about advances in, and effectiveness of, best practices for leading and managing change Mon, 13 May 2013 13:34:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Leading strategy? The three key ingredients for rejuvenation. Post 2 of 3 by Michele Roach http://gailseverini.com/2013/05/02/leading-strategy-the-three-key-ingredients-for-rejuvenation-post-2-of-3/#comment-1718 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:34:51 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2448#comment-1718 I have been trying to convince my family of the need for a break. Rejuvenation and exploring things one is curious about is a beautiful aspect of life.
It is busy with the teenagers here. Such a big time of life for those graduating…big change, big decision. It looks like my teenager #1 is headed to Queens. Excited for him.
Namaste

]]> Comment on Leading strategy? Vicarious rejuvenation. Post 3 of 3 by Michele Roach http://gailseverini.com/2013/05/08/leading-strategy-vicarious-rejuvenation-post-3-of-3/#comment-1717 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:05 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2457#comment-1717 Thanks for this. I have always wanted to go whale watching in Newfoundland and experience a different Canadian culture there. Maybe this article will be my tipping point! I enjoyed reading the link about Andrew Stevenson; due to illness, I find I have the need to reinvent my life and it is inspiring reading his story. Take good care and be well.

]]> Comment on Leading strategy? The three key ingredients for rejuvenation. Post 2 of 3 by Gail Severini http://gailseverini.com/2013/05/02/leading-strategy-the-three-key-ingredients-for-rejuvenation-post-2-of-3/#comment-1715 Sun, 12 May 2013 17:43:00 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2448#comment-1715 So glad this resonated with you Phil.

Your post likewise got me thinking. I love what I do, as I know you do, so it really doesn’t feel like “work”. As a result, I often underestimate how much energy it takes from me.

Usually it is only after I have gotten a real break, usually through displacement, that I realize how much I benefit. I think I am okay with that.

]]> Comment on Leading strategy? The three key ingredients for rejuvenation. Post 2 of 3 by Why don’t we do the things we know we should do? Change with Confidence http://gailseverini.com/2013/05/02/leading-strategy-the-three-key-ingredients-for-rejuvenation-post-2-of-3/#comment-1707 Sat, 11 May 2013 01:58:41 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2448#comment-1707 […] read an engaging post on Gail Severini’s Change Whisperer blog called, “Leading Strategy, the Three Key Ingredients to Rejuvenation”. She talked […]

]]> Comment on Leading strategy? The business case for rejuvenation. Post 1 of 3 by Gail Severini http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/27/leading-strategy-the-business-case-for-rejuvenation-post-1-of-3/#comment-1652 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:14:18 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2436#comment-1652 Phil, a day? I have an idea of how much you have been accomplishing and, while I know you love it, I hope you can squeeze in a bit more time. BTW love your new book “Change with Confidence” and was delighted to see that it sold out at ACMP.

]]> Comment on Leading strategy? The business case for rejuvenation. Post 1 of 3 by Phil http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/27/leading-strategy-the-business-case-for-rejuvenation-post-1-of-3/#comment-1624 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:39:50 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2436#comment-1624 Gail, you message really resonates with me. There always seems to be a “good” reason to work though weekends, miss family events and marginalize hobbies and interests. Today, I took my first day off in four months and it was rejuvenating.

Dan Sullivan, the “Strategic Coach,” talks about personal breakthroughs when you take the time to discover them. I think we need more of these to meet the demands of strategic change, one day and one breakthrough at a time.

Thanks, Phil

]]> Comment on “Organ rejection” and other reactions to consultants by Gail Severini http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/11/organ-rejection-and-other-reactions-to-consultants/#comment-1618 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:27:45 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2395#comment-1618 Hi Yvnonne. We applied for a 90-minute presentation slot however all of the slots were reduced to 45 minutes. Faced with the choice of cutting some of the content or doing an overview, we chose to do an overview of the four key points. So we covered some of what we wanted on how CM COEs are set up and where organizations are positioning CM (internals and externals) but really just scratched the surface. The issue of where practitioners were located on an org chart was discussed (i.e. centralized in a COE vs decentralized in a LOB) and very general principles for how to work together were offered (deeper in the handout) but we did not have runway for detailed discussion. I agree with your point entirely “there are pluses and minuses to both models, and different ways an external can impact depending on the source of engagement and relationship”. Perhaps you’d like to take this topic forward for next year? It’s a good one.

]]> Comment on “Organ rejection” and other reactions to consultants by Yvonne Thevenot http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/11/organ-rejection-and-other-reactions-to-consultants/#comment-1605 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:26:41 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2395#comment-1605 I am hoping that your presentation also touches on the concept of internals from two perspectives: internal COEs focused specifically on change management and change practitioners embedded within business units… Similar to other disciplines such as Lean Six Sigma and project management there are pluses and minuses to both models, and different ways an external can impact depending on the source of engagement and relationship (COE versus business). Would be interested in your views on this if not via the presentation!!

]]> Comment on “Organ rejection” and other reactions to consultants by Gail Severini http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/11/organ-rejection-and-other-reactions-to-consultants/#comment-1494 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:42:02 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2395#comment-1494 Thanks Chris. I know it’s uniquely tough being an internal. You have so much value to offer – it’s “the good fight” – hang in there.

]]> Comment on “Organ rejection” and other reactions to consultants by Chris http://gailseverini.com/2013/04/11/organ-rejection-and-other-reactions-to-consultants/#comment-1493 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:38:28 +0000 http://gailseverini.com/?p=2395#comment-1493 Great topic and best of luck at ACMP. I honestly have to say I noticed a dramatic difference in how an organization leveraged my skills literally overnight. One day I was a paid contractor and the next I was a new hire. Same role and responsibilities but now being “internal” reduced my influence with several key sponsors. Organization placed such a perceived value on external consultants to the detriment of skilled internal resources.

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