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The magic formula for effective change (Part 2 )

Jan 21, 2013Maria PaviourChange management, Employee Engagement, Leadershipappraisal scorecard, change, cognitive dissonance, competency, emotional commitment, engagement, purpose, rational, rewards, role models

The Magic Formula for Effective Change (Part 2) IÂ previously blogged about gaining buy-in, through using cognitive dissonance effectively.Â Today I’m talking about the other factors that are necessary. If you want people to change, firstly they needÂ to feel that the change has a purposeÂ which they can identify with – and feel a part ofÂ (seeÂ Part 1.)…

When people complain about the coffee they may be saying much more….

Jan 14, 2013Maria Paviour2 CommentsEmployee Engagementbrain, de-motivating, emotions, engagement, hygiene factors, low morale, motivation, rational, rationalising, staff survey

I often work with businesses who have carried out staff surveys and who are carefully implementing the outcome’s the recommendations. Sometimes these can fall by the wayside, though, when they do not appear to be creating the huge rush of appreciation and motivation that is expected from the employees! They ask me “why isn’t this…

We think we are making rational decisions. We think we are – but are we?

Dec 13, 2012Maria PaviourLeadershipbrain, decision making, emotions, feelings, Leadership, limbic, limiting, logic, rational, rationalising

I had a fascinating day to day brushing up my skills (thank you Emma Lloyd) and this resulted in some long conversations about the importance of values and limiting decisions. This made me think about how much organisations neglect these issues in regard to their own employees. If you think about it, a business is…