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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).

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.

Closing and opening gaps for competitive advantage

June 17, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Nimble change management, On our minds, Published articles
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I am a cyclist. It is in my blood: son of a national-level cyclist; nephew of cyclists who were born in the family or married into it; cousin and now uncle of cyclists; and one day most likely, granddaddy of a cyclist! I grew up watching countless televised races, going up the Pyrenees Mountains each July to see the Tour de France, and

The ugly statistics of succession management

June 5, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Nimble change management, On our minds, Published articles
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Research data from NACD, Korn Ferry and CEB are painting a shocking picture about the effectiveness of current succession management practices. How bad is it? Why? What should be done about it? And maybe most importantly, who should take the lead in driving the necessary change?

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 Strategy Capability Network and, in a shorter form, on Canadian HR Reporter.