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RIVERFORK CONSULTING : 3 factors that lead to better employee performance

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:08:15 +0000

Hi David, Thanks for the comments! Your web site looking fine! ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Connect. And be changed forever.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:39:07 +0000

Thank you kind sir. Salt water fly fishing off the Texas coast - nice! ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Enterprise 2.0 - If we only knew what we know.

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:43:40 +0000

Hi Phil, I think enterprise 2.0 collaborative technologies are about taking the discussion around the coffee machine - when folks were co-located - and moving it into an environment that builds global community (no matter where you're located). There's no difference around the "quality" of data - it's just dialogue. The insight will come from the "collective", as JP Rangaswami notes. Simply giving visibility to the dialogue allows for collaboration and collaboration is where sparks of insight occur and that's where quality decisions are made. Thanks for commenting! ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:32:06 +0000

Thanks Scott! Cheers and welcome to RIVERFORK ~ Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Culture Change - Call it for what it is

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:31:03 +0000

Awesome build Lynn! Cheers friend. Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Fri, 28 May 2010 15:48:30 +0000

Thanks Steve! I appreciate your builds! ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 27 May 2010 23:20:24 +0000

Karen, Thanks! I wholeheartedly agree with your comment about assessments as tools for discussion and planning. Cheers~ Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 27 May 2010 23:18:24 +0000

Thanks Ana! It looks like you're with Siemens - a company of 430,000 people (so says LinkedIn)! I appreciate the vote of confidence and encouragement. ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 27 May 2010 23:13:09 +0000

Lynn, It's always nice to have your thoughts. I'm glad you read this post. I'm definitely not "anti-assessment" as long as they don't replace real dialogue. Karen Copp's comment below captures my belief, "I find them most valuable as tools for discussion and planning..." I wholeheartedly support your effort and work towards gathering the most effective and useful assessments. (Anyone reading this should visit Lynn's site and comment on the following post:http://www.elephantsatwork.com/assessments/the-li... ). Cheers friend! Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 27 May 2010 12:27:42 +0000

David, Nice to see your comment. Love your latest blog post, "To All Employees: Get up and Get out." http://myflexiblepencil.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/... Thanks! Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Thu, 27 May 2010 12:22:16 +0000

Thanks for the support Sharon! ; ) Thanks for passing it along to your colleagues as well. ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Wed, 26 May 2010 20:30:53 +0000

Michael, You're spot on with your observations about "communication." Thanks for your comments. ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Wed, 26 May 2010 20:25:38 +0000

Dr. Ada, Thanks the comments! Love the Logos Noesis branding by the way. ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Wed, 26 May 2010 20:21:22 +0000

Cheers Kirk! Thanks for reading.

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Wed, 26 May 2010 20:12:32 +0000

Holger! Great to hear from you. Thanks for the kind words. The thinking ties right into your Change Journey Map. Cheers~ Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Incomplete Manifesto for Leading Change

Wed, 26 May 2010 19:10:24 +0000

Thanks Miri! I'll work on the short version. ; ) ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Change management meets Agile development

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:41:59 +0000

Hi Vinod, I looked at your web site,http://www.itflux.com/. I can see why this article caught your attention. Thanks for adding additional benefits, especially the last sentence. "The element of transparency involved attributes to knowing problems well in advance so one can take the corrective measure to meet deliverables." That's effective risk management! Problems, challenges, obstacles are a given with any project. Identifying them early so you can act is a powerful and valuable skill for any team. Cheers! ~Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Change management meets Agile development

Mon, 24 May 2010 17:09:26 +0000

Ankit, thanks for the comments. Hope things are well. ; ) Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Five Tips for Surviving Corporate Calamities

Thu, 20 May 2010 15:10:22 +0000

Hi Calvin, Excellent. Thanks for the comments. You noted, "Leaders should understand and acknowledge the effect corporate calamities have on people." I agree and not all executives are leaders and they don't understand or acknowledge the effect corporate calamities have on people. I see it all the time. CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, VP - all these acronyms behind executives titles does not equate to leadership. There are plenty of companies that bring in a CEO to get short term results no matter what cost. Their actions result in complete and utter havoc on employee moral, but they please the shareholders. The board is happy and often clueless on the damage done to achieve those results. But people keep working for these companies because they have a family, a house payment, and change is hard. A lot of times it's easier for people to stay, do just enough, and do their best to NOT to let their company's actions suck the life out of them. I wrote this article for the managers that have to ask all the questions from employees about their CXOs actions and decisions. These managers don't have any leadership from their CXOs and are faced with still leading their teams. They're often doing the best they can with the little information they have. Whew! This one is near and dear to my heart. Tell me more about Wisepreneur some time.http://wisepreneur.com/ You've done a great job at putting together the site! Cheers~ Melissa

RIVERFORK CONSULTING : Five Tips for Surviving Corporate Calamities

Wed, 19 May 2010 18:40:42 +0000

Thanks Asaad! I appreciate the insights you added. Melissa