Eclectic Change

Why I hate Feedback

Sure, third party feedback is important. But what do I do with it? I hate getting feedback. I know, how dare I? Isn't the business that we are in at 1-Focus all about feedback? Perhaps... but who wants to take a bitter pill, even if others say it's good for me? Generally, I think feedback can be devastating, especially if I feel the person giving the feedback has an agenda. It's easy for me to get defensive. Besides, I don't always know what to do with it. I just don't like it, even when I coul...

What is OD? (Organization Development)

Organization development is an effort (1) planned, (2) organization-wide, and (3) managed from the top, to (4) increase organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in organization’s "processes," using behavioral-science knowledge. Richard Beckhard   You can find three definitions (one that I use) on the web site on the ODNetwork. You can scroll around to find out more about the organization. The Classic Seven Phases of ...

Leadership Assessment based on the book “Good To Great”

  In Jim Collins' landmark book, Good to Great, one of the most surprising results of the research of good-to-great companies was in the discovery of the type of leadership required to turn a good company into a great one. One might think that such companies are led by high-profile leaders with big personalities, those who make headlines and become celebrities. Yet, those leaders who seek and thrive in the spotlight do not exude what can be termed “Level 5 Leadership”. Leaders of this type ...

Leading Cross Cultural Re-engagement: Creating Post Merger Identity

Executive Summary: Mergers and Acquisitions often create winners and losers at both the corporate level and for individual staff. One culture unseats another. One employee outweighs another. Power struggles prevail. While policy and organizational decisions are made from above, the organization waits… it sits in limbo and disengages from its focus. Engaging across corporate cultures could be a near-fluid process of creating meaningful, value-driven focus and corporate loyalty from the onset. I...

Welcome

Sandy Weiner, (CEO) and I, Roberta Hill, (Managing Partner) would like to welcome you to the inauguration of our first blog. At 1-Focus International we are collaborative change process designers and our objective is to assist others in accelerated sustainable change. You can find out more of our vision and mission by going to the "About" page. For more information on our approach please check out our "Strategy" page.