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Powering on change management potential

Edmond Mellina — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:32:55 +0000

Model & case study to help build organizational change capacity… Edmond Mellina wrote this paper for Effective Executive, one of the flagship journals of IUP Publications (India). The theme of that particular issue was: “Powering on Potential”. Paper overview: An organization cannot grow if it remains unwilling to change. The capacity to absorb change is the fuel that propels an organization…

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A customer-focused culture for market leadership and innovation

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:11:00 +0000

Stories about companies losing their market dominance often concentrate on the technology-disruption angle (e.g. how Apple’s iPhone destroyed Nokia’s mobile business). The same is true when new players shake entire sectors (e.g. how Uber’s app is causing havoc to the taxi industry). However, the story of Airbus Helicopters in North America reminds us that market leadership – and innovation – is…

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Bad for business: managers playing dark politics

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:01:41 +0000

Premier US-based association HRPS (executive arm of SHRM) invited Edmond Mellina to contribute monthly to its brand new blog on HR, people and strategy. The latest edition of the People & Strategy journal provided the starting point for this blog post… This post also appeared on the blog of the Strategy Capability Network. —————— In the winter 2015 edition of the People &

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A “political nose” à la John Baird is useful in change management

Edmond Mellina — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:57:16 +0000

The unexpected resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has been front page news here in Canada since yesterday. Baird, who is one of the country’s most recognized (and controversial) public figures, is leaving politics all at once. A quote in this morning’s newspapers got me to think about change management. A friend of Baird said: A “political nose” can also be very useful in…

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Emotional case for change: selected stories

Edmond Mellina — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:30:24 +0000

The three stories below are among my favorites in the change management literature. They illustrate how to build a strong emotional case for change (see my earlier post on the topic). The first two stories are about corporate change; the last one is about changing consumer behaviour. I’ve highlighted in a different colours the sections that pertain more specifically to building the…

How GOV-AGEN started its capability building journey

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:26:16 +0000

This is the third article of our blog series about change management capability building. To launch the series, we provided an overview of the 4-stage model we use at ORCHANGO to help clients develop their change management capabilities while executing strategic change. The second blog post focussed on Stage 1 | LAG BEHIND, which is where most organizations start their capability building…

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