The Watermelon Effect
The Watermelon Effect! Ever heard of the watermelon effect? At least I didn't, until recently. But it makes good sense, the name has to be understood quite literally. Describe a watermelon. Besides being a [...]
The Right Tasks To Accelerate The Success
WHY NAVIGATE YOUR CHANGE PROGRAM IN BLINDNESS? This case tells you exactly what to focus on to be successful with your change initiatives and maybe even more important what not to waste resources on. [...]
How Santa Sneaks Christmas In On Me!
How Santa Sneaks Christmas In On Me! Each year in late October, when the first Christmas accessories start to pop-up in the supermarkets my resistance towards Christmas starts to build-up. And then it grows and grows [...]
Rethink Change with the #ThreePercentRule
Rethink Change with the #ThreePercentRule Innovisor has developed and documented the #ThreePercentRule for the identification of influencers inside organizations. The 3% are the employees in your organization you can NOT [...]
Why “Wisdom of the Crowd” Does Not Work for Employee Engagement!
Why “Wisdom of the Crowd” Does Not Work for Employee Engagement! The billion-dollar industry of employee engagement is based on the misconception that you need to track the engagement of ALL employees to [...]
Consider This When You Replace Your Outdated Employee Engagement Solution!
Consider This When You Replace Your Outdated Employee Engagement Solution! Many executives consider their current employee engagement solution outdated. In fact, as many as 80% of executives consider changing their current solution in the near [...]
Who is to Blame for the Disconnect Between Employees and Executives?
Who is to Blame for the Disconnect Between Employees and Executives? No matter who you ask, people nod when talk concerns how little executives know about what is going on in their companies. It is [...]
Three Misconceptions About Internal Influencers
THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT INTERNAL INFLUENCERS Over the past months I have had the opportunity to speak several times about something very close to my heart. My belief in the power of the people, [...]
Do You Know Your “Frenchman”
Do You Know Your "Frenchman"? The largest business unit in an international oil company wanted to transform itself from a silo organization into a matrix organization. Innovation, improved decision making, and organizational agility were the objectives. It [...]
Three Key Learnings on Change
Three Key Learnings on Change This post describes how insights into hidden organizational networks can help you succeed with organizational change! Succeeding with change initiatives by engaging hidden influencers within organizations has received quite some [...]