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A change-capable organization that moves with strategy

December 9, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Capability building, Nimble change management
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According to CEB, CHROs should rethink their role and place change capability building high on the agenda for 2016. In this blog post, the author highlights CEB’s reasoning; points to a new McKinsey article that addresses the design side of the challenge; and provides further guidance on creating an organization that moves with strategy.

Article first written for the blog of HR People & Strategy (USA). Also appeared on the blog of the Strategic Capability Network (Canada).

Design thinking 2.0 – When innovators become change leaders

November 10, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Nimble change management, On our minds, Published articles
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Although design thinking traces its roots to the late sixties, the discipline entered the business world a mere decade ago. According to Tim Brown and Roger Martin, two respected thought leaders in the field, the time has come for design thinking to go to the next level.

My take on it: it is all about the need for innovators to think like change leaders – whether they are working on super complex or relatively simple innovations.

Article first written for the blog of HR People & Strategy (USA). Also appeared on the blog of the Strategic Capability Network (Canada).

Neuroscience explanations: consume in moderation

October 9, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Mini-tools, Nimble change management, On our minds, Published articles
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A conference got the author to reflect on his ambivalence toward neuroscience… Article first written for the blog of HR People & Strategy (USA) – the executive arm of SHRM, the world’s largest HR membership organization. Also appeared on the blog of the Strategic Capability Network (Canada).

Time to turn around ugly succession stats

This article appeared in “Executive Series”, a monthly feature in Canadian HR Reporter (Thomson Reuters). Edmond Mellina wrote this commentary following an event he attended about CEO successions.

Ready to operate like the movie business?

July 9, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Nimble change management, On our minds, Published articles
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A discussion with one of the authors of upcoming book “Lead the Work: Navigating a World Beyond Employment” got me to realize two things: we are at the front-end of a major transformation; and organizations will increasingly operate like the movie business. Are we ready for that?

Article written for the blog of HR People & Strategy (USA) – the executive arm of SHRM, the world’s largest HR membership organization.