Change: Who Are Your Resources?

This article is the twenty-seventh in a series about Change from Steve Roesler

When it comes to real-life change, Karin H.  comments that. . .

"it is good, healthy and profitable -- one way or the other -- to be able to talk these things through with others. Having a mentor or confidant is gold!"

I agree.

So I've invited Dr. Peter Vajda of SpiritHeart to relate the kind of work he does with businessmen (the specific groups he's discussing are men's groups) and some of the deeper individual changes that are addressed in those groups. You may be surprised at the kinds of issues these folks deal with in order to bring about genuine change in their lives and, as a result, their companies.

Peter's article will be published in two parts on Thursday and Friday. I hope you take advantage of his visit here at All Things Workplace.

Help Is Only a Click Away

Regardless of the improvement or change you want to make, you'll find outstanding insights and practical ideas through good sources right here online. To save you time, the list below should keep your learning curve headed in the right direction:

1. If you want to change how you manage your time, Mark McGuinness put together a terrific free e-book to help you do just that.

2. New employees need help with the job change. So, OD pro Joe Raasch has a series running that shows you how to do it effectively.

3. Your IQ won't overcome a lack of EQ. That's why you should Tune Up Your EQ  with Galba Bright.

4. Viral Change (TM) offers alternative ways to look at the whole process of change. Tom Haskins is always thinking about Change and Learning in interesting ways. And anyone who says "If you can't explain it to your grandmother, forget it" is a man after my own heart. So check out Luc Gallopin.

5. If Leadership and Management are on your list, then put these folks on there, too: Carmine Coyote, Jim Stroup, Wally Bock, and George Ambler. For a look at Strategy, check in with Mark Howell at Strategy Central.

These are just a handful of my regular reads...more to follow.

In the meantime, I hope you'll make it a point to stop back Thursday and Friday and learn a lot from Peter's work with personal change.

Comments

[Robyn]

Thanks for your continuing focus on change, Steve. We do need a great mentor and sometimes we even need someone from another field to share perceptions.

In additon, consider folks from other fields who are not generally familiar with systems that are established in our own. Their perceptions can miraculously jar our thinking. I find this helps as well.

[Steve Roesler]

Robyn, you're doing that mind-reading thing again. (Today's post referred readers to Ellen's article on "Learning from Opposites."

I'm with you on this one big-time. Some of the best insights and new ways of viewing things (for me) come from the world of music and stand-up comedy. What appears to be nothing more than a moment's pleasant experience is the result of a depth of thoughtfulness, connection, and execution unparalleled in many arenas of work.

Thanks for the reminder :-)

[Jim Stroup]

Steve,

Thanks for the kind mention - especially in such great company.

But thanks in particular for a really meaningful and rewarding series - and for your work in general and your approach to it as well.

[Steve Roesler]

Jim, a pleasure as always.

[Robyn]

I'm blushing Steve, because I did not click on the link to Ellen's blog.

[Steve Roesler]

Robyn, I can only say :-) !

[Joe Raasch]

Steve,

Thank you for highlighting me in such great company! I look forward to further research and learning with the resources you've provided.

Now about that change series book...and lecture tour...and DVD....

[Steve Roesler]

Joe,

Wouldn't have put the resources out there without focusing on people like you who have hands-on knowledge and experience.

As for the other stuff, I'm trying to get a grip on what to do and how to do it. Thanks for the encouragement.

[Mark McGuinness]

Thanks for including me in a great list Steve!