by Linda Hoopes | Feb 12, 2014 | Blog, Organizational Resilience
A resilient organization is one that can sustain high levels of performance while experiencing high levels of disruption. Whether disruption comes from external forces that require the organization to adjust or from changes that are initiated from within (usually...
by Linda Hoopes | Aug 1, 2011 | Blog
Executing with Resilience Linda Hoopes In Managing at the Speed of Change, Daryl Conner suggests that we each have a baseline level of resilience, that this baseline can be increased through practice and development, and that, as we implement major change initiatives,...
by Linda Hoopes | Jun 24, 2011 | Blog
This post originally appeared as the first in a series of 3 guest articles on Luc Galoppin’s blog. Human energy is the currency of change. Mental, emotional, and physical energy are required to shift minds, hearts, and bodies into new patterns....
by Linda Hoopes | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog, Synergy/Teams
Teams play a critical role during change for some very good reasons: Team decisions during change are potentially more representative of a wide range of interests in the organization than are individual decisions. Teams facilitate the development of especially...
by Linda Hoopes | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog
My sister Barbara, a management science/operations management professor, recommended this book. Onto my Kindle it went, and I read it on a recent business trip. Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto. Metropolitan Books, 2009. When I first heard the title, I thought,...
by Linda Hoopes | May 30, 2011 | Blog
Many people are dissatisfied with where they are in their lives, but, when asked what it is they want instead, have a hard time articulating a response. The art of creating a clear vision is an important one. When someone comes to me for my advice on life, career,...