I have been thinking about Types of Changes, which tend to fall into 3 buckets. First, there is the Minor change, which is basic tuning, or adjustments to normal business life and the predictability of managing those is high. Then there are the Low impact changes, small changes in people and processes where predictability is …

Does your company have a crisis communications plan? Regardless of size, every organization should have one for many reasons. First, you owe it to your constituents whether they are stakeholders or users of the service you provide or the wiki you sell. Second, the public at large — and most definitely the news media — …

I’m in the process of doing a “virtual blog tour” to promote Keeping the Wolves at Bay-Media Training and today enjoyed reading an interview with my wife and I about the process of publishing the book. Rather than focusing on the book content, the Brummer’s Conscious Blog’s host examined what happened behind the scenes as …

Google “social enterprise” and you’ll get 2.1 million citations. I kid you not. So, if you want to be more selective, here’s a quick guide on what we’ve found to be the most useful online sources of practical information about how to succeed with social enterprise (SE). (Full disclosure: I’m affiliated with several that I’ve …

In a previous post, I discussed the concept of the silent trainer. The silent trainer can be found in every organization amongst the same hallways that hold the plague with the well written mission statement.

I am starting the development of my own training company “Sassenach Training Services” I am going to be offering the following services: Needs assessments, Evaluation of training programs, designing training manuals, job aids, and assisting in mentoring program development and some executive coaching. I live in the metro Detroit area and hope to make this …

KEEPING THE WOLVES AT BAY — The Ever-Present Conundrum The recent events in the financial sector, while perhaps skirting the edges of legality, certainly highlighted the issue of the ethical dilemma often faced when increasing pressure to perform, deliver and maximize profitability butts up against moral and ethical (as well as legal) compliance. Certainly in …

It’s the Tues. after a long holiday weekend. Anyone have trouble getting motivated today? I know I sure was. I had a wonderful weekend and had to come back to an inbox full of emails and some training programs to prepare. How do you stay/get motivated when you just don’t feel like coming to work …

A colleague called me last week, reporting that she had actually spoke face-to-face with one of the gurus in our field of Organization Development. In her extreme excitement, she could hardly speak slowly enough for me to actually understand her. Several months ago, I got a brochure announcing an upcoming conference in my field. As …

The Corporate Secretaries International Association recently released a report, “Twenty Practical Steps to Better Corporate Governance.” It struck me that almost all of the steps applied to nonprofit Boards as well. (The Report refers to “corporate” governance, the phrase commonly used for for-profit Boards, which is a misnomer I believe because Boards are required for …