tools – ORCHANGO

Losing sleep over the political WIND WATCHERS?

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:20 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 7 — Before moving to other topics, here is the final episode about the Ladder of Commitment & Resistance™ — one of our #nimble tools to work with and through the politics of change. ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina discusses the WIND WATCHERS. They are true “political animals” who would have no problem planting the proverbial knife in the back of change…

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You gotta love the SKEPTICS!

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:09:05 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 6 — Building on the previous four episodes, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina discusses the importance of the SKEPTICS when executing a corporate #transformation or rolling out an #innovation.… Reading time: about 7 minutes Ok, we are getting close to the end of the series of #NimbleVlog episodes focussed on the Ladder of Commitment &

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Two types of opponents: FOOT DRAGGERS vs. TORPEDOES

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:11:36 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 5 — Building on the previous three episodes, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina explains the difference between the Foot Draggers and Torpedoes at the bottom of the Ladder of Commitment-Resistance™ (a nimble tool to work with and through the politics of change). Both are Opponents but in different ways. He highlights some of the implications for change &

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Two types of supporters: HELPERS vs. CAMPAIGNERS

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 01:31:13 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 4 — Building on the previous episode, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina explains the difference between the Helpers and Campaigners at the top of the Ladder of Commitment-Resistance™ (a nimble tool to work with and through the politics of change). Both are Supporters but in different ways. He highlights some of the implications for change &

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Still thinking: Supporters, Fence-Sitters & Opponents?!

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:28:13 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 3 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina explains why transformation leaders should move away from using broad categories of stakeholders such as: Supporters, Fence Sitters and Opponents. He introduces the ORCHANGO Ladder of Commitment-Resistance™ – a #nimble tool that is way more practical; and specifically designed to work with and through the inevitable…

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Corporate transformation is a political game

Edmond Mellina — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:55:24 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 2 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina shares the story of how he realized that change leadership is essentially a political game (fortunately, this aha moment occurred early in his 30-year career in the corporate transformation business). He discusses the difference between “dark-side” and “light-side” politics; and stresses the importance of engaging in…

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Build the #EmotionalCase for change à la Greta Thunberg

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:09:19 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 1 Episode 1 — A few days after the massive climate rally in Montreal (Canada), ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina reflects on the success of young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s movement. He highlights a key take-away for corporate leaders working on transforming their organizations. Reading time: less than 4 minutes I was in Montreal last week…

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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 emotional…

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