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Ed Kugler - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Ed has been living change since the jungles of Vietnam where he was a Marine sniper for two years in the Vietnam War. He rose to the position of Vice President of Worldwide Logistics at Compaq Computer before starting his own consulting business specializing in change management. Ed is change.
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- Memorial Day, a Treasure Lost
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Memorial Day Memorial Day no longer honored as it once was A Marine Veteran talks about the importance of Memorial Day Memorial Day yesterday and today Memorial Day is a treasure lost
- The Demise of a Great Industry and an Even Better Country
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The real reasons GM's problems are self-inflicted. Where are all the leaders who got us into this auto mess? There is plenty of blame to go around in the demise of our great auto industry. All problems are leadership problems and the auto industry is no exception. The new auto task force isn't qualified to run a Dairy Queen let alone turn around an industry.
- Coping with Change - Deciding to Stay or Go
[Business:Change-Management] Are you ready to pull your hair out? Are you going home at night driving your family crazy with all the changes taking place in your organization? If so, then you need to make a decision. You need to decide whether to stick it out and stay ... or bail out for greener pastures. The time is now!
- Charades in Congress - It's Not About Immigration Folks
[News-and-Society:Politics] Does Congress want to solve our illegal immigration problem? Do they even admit to what the problem really is? Hardly? Like the war in Iraq we just have to follow the money. Congress is playing charades with our future and we let them get away with it while the media promotes it. A sad commentary on our current state of affairs.
- The War on Terror - Political Correctness Gone Mad
[News-and-Society:Politics] Spec Op's wearing scuba tanks in humvee's! Believe it! When patrolling Baghdad streets don't look too aggressive. These and other said facts from the war in Iraq. Political correctness kills more of our troops than the insurgents. Read on and weep... then get angry and do something!
- What's Wrong With The American People?
[News-and-Society:Politics] What's wrong with the American people? Do we not learn from our history? Does the fall of Saigon ring a bell? Read on and see how one 25 year old Marine explains our world dilemma better than the President. What is wrong with the American people? We're asleep at the wheel and a bad crash is coming if we don't wake up in time.
- Managing Change - Helping Your People Cope with Change
[Business:Change-Management] When you're managing change do your people drag their feet? Do they say one thing and do another? How about being stressed out and their job performance suffers? I'm sure you see one or more of these behaviors but you don't have to ... read on and see what to do to speed up change and engage your people.
- Leading Change - Don't Make Change a Life Sentence
[Business:Change-Management] When you look around your project, what's going to happen to the people working hard to make it happen? Is there a place for them when it's all done? Real change leaders make sure they know the answer to that question before they start. Many a change agent has had their career die on the deserts of change.
- Leading Change - Big Titles Don't Mean Big Honesty
[Business:Change-Management] You've all met them, the guy or gal with the big title who comes in to save the day. Just because they call you a leader sure doesn't make you one. Read on and see the damage done by leaders with big titles who are light on honesty. They think they can say it and make it so.
- Leading Change - Be Careful What You Push For
[Business:Change-Management] Have you ever been subject to Kings and Rulers in your business? The kinds who know they're right and push beyond the limits. Read on and see what that kind of leadership does to your change work and what you can do about it.
- Leading Change - I'll Be Handing Out Decoder Rings at the end of the Presentation
[Business:Change-Management] Do you ever sit through a change presentation scratching your head in wonder? Like what are they smoking that they think this is going to work? You're not alone! Read on and see the danger of sitting siletntly by. Learn what you're responsibility is as a leader. It may surprise you.
- Leading Change - Listen More and Talk Less
[Business:Change-Management] Do you notice leaders today talking and not listening? They always seem to have 'the' answer before you ask the question. If you're leading change you best not be one of those leaders. Read on and learn the consequences of talking and not listening during time of leading change.
- Leading Change - I'm Feeling Better, Now that I've Given Up All Hope
[Business:Change-Management] Are you changing your change leaders like you do your underwear? Do you think new blood is just what the Doctor ordered for your project? Well read on and see what impact your indecision is having on the troops.
- Leading Change - Why Are We Doing This?
[Business:Change-Management] How far are you out on the proverbial limb driving change? What kind of support do those above you provide? You'd be surprised at some of the Bozo's out there disguised as leaders. Read on and learn what 'not to do' when leading change.
- Leading Change - Telling it Straight
[Business:Change-Management] Do you ever feel like a mushroom? Like your leaders are keeping you in the dark for a reason? You get it, they don't. If you're leading change you better 'get it' or you'll fail. Read on and see one of the biggest mistakes leaders make when leading change.
- Managing Change - Information Overload
[Business:Change-Management] Do you wake up in the morning to an inbox overflowing with useless information? If you do and your trying to manage change you're in deep do do. Read on and see what you have to do to manage change and manage information in today's world of useless information.
- Managing Change - Meetings R Us
[Business:Change-Management] Are you sick of boring meetings? Do you get nothing done because you are sitting in a room with ten others as bored as you are? Then read about Meetings R Us and what you can do to break free!
- Leading Change - Three Musketeers Leadership
[Business:Change-Management] The Three Musketeers fought to bring back their once proud outfit. Their slogan ... all for one and one for all. In organizations today leadership is a long lost art. We have to go back to the times of the Three Musketeers to restore leadership and accountability to our organizations. As a change leader you better read this and find out what must happen and why it comes from the Three Musketeers!
- Leading Change - Firefighters or Arsonists
[Business:Change-Management] Are you a firefighter or an arsonist? If you're leading change you better know who is who in your organization or face a crash the size of the Titanic. Read on and discover a little known phenomenon on the road to change and what you can do about it.
- Leading Change - Stop the Bleeding
[Business:Change-Management] Your organization is in a dire emergency. What do you do? The big guy just tapped you to turn it around. Read on and you'll know the first thing to do to make a powerful impact right now!
- Managing Change - The First Key to Helping People to Embrace Change
[Business:Change-Management] Do you want to help your people to embrace change? How would you like your people to embrace change? There's a way ... read on and see the single biggest key to your people embracing change.
- Management - Five Things Great Manager's Do
[Business:Management] Are you a great manager? Think so? You're not if you're not doing these five things! Read on and see for yourself ...
- Spirituality - All Honorable Men are From The Same Tribe
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Ever wonder why you line up with some people and can't stand others? Do you find yourself staying away from people who aren't 'like' you? Read on and learn the wisdom of an Indian Chief and learn how you can be close to anyone.
- Leading Change - Being the Change
[Business:Change-Management] How would you like to lead change and have followers line up to support you? How would you like to know what makes those people line up behind you? You can ... read on and see what it takes to be a real change leader.
- Managing Change - Dealing with Underground Resistance
[Business:Change-Management] Does your change project feel like the streets of Baghdad? Do you want to manage change and sleep at night. Is that an oxymoron? It doesnt have to be but it often is. Read on and see how to deal with the worst kind of resistance to change - underground resistance.
- Small Business - Hiring for Success
[Business:Small-Business] Do you need outstanding people to work in your small business? Do you have trouble hiring the right people? Read on and see four simple steps to helping you make better hiring decision and find the right people for your business.
- Spirituality - It Was Never Between You and Me
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Do all the hypocrites in the world bother you? Is that why you don't bother with church? Well ... read on and see how wrong you are. It was never about 'them' anyway ...
- Leading Change - Keeping Perspective Top to Bottom
[Business:Change-Management] When you lead change you must keep in mind the impact in your organization top to bottom. Many change leaders think they can dictate effort ... read on and see what perspective has to do with your change efforts. Learn about the 'gears' of change.
- Management - How to Be a Great Manager
[Business:Management] How would you like to be a great manager? One who got things done and didn't have to worry about all the fluff? You can ... read on and see how one man delivered stellar results and you can too!
- Spirituality - Our Plumber Angels - Lessons on the Mountain
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Do you struggle with answers to prayer? Do you question the power or prayer in your life? If so, read on and learn how the Lord blessed my wife and I after my stupid decisions got us lost in a snow storm and we walked to our miracle rescue - an answer to prayer!
- Managing Change - Understanding Why People Change
[Business:Change-Management] Do you know why people change? It might surprise you. Read on and find out the two reasons people change and why that's important to know when managing change.
- Leading Change - Don't Skimp on Training
[Business:Change-Management] Change leaders are often stuck when it comes to training. On implementation of new tech systems or process changes they are faced with budget contraints that often lead to project failure because of a lack of adequate training. Read on and see clearly why this happens, how to communicate the problem and make a difference today.
- Small Business - Increase Your Productivity
[Business:Productivity] Do you struggle to find the time to make your small business more than a bad job? Do you wonder how to get it all done and still have a life? A few simple ideas can change all that and guess what, they work if you do. Read on to find out what to do to increase your productivity and improve your quality of life.
- Small Business - Grow Your Business
[Business:Small-Business] Do you struggle with success in your small business? Do you fight the battle between lowering cost and increasing sales? Then read on and see the simple steps to make your business the success you know it can be!
- Management - Get More Done
[Business:Management] How would you like to be more productive? Get more done? Everyone does but who will do what is necessary to make it happen? Read on and see exactly what you can do to get more done each and everyday.
- Leading Change - Fatal Results When You Force Timelines
[Business:Change-Management] Do your leaders ever force timelines on projects? Does the bear... well, you know what I mean. Leaders everywhere want to be macho and disguise leadership under a heavy coat of demands. Read on and see the cost of such demands in the Vietnam War and how it relates to your organization.
- Leading Change - Be Aware of Overloading the Circuits
[Business:Change-Management] Task saturation. Do you know what that is? It's life and death to pilots and just about as bad for leaders of change in organizations. The problem is that few people know it for what it is and people in organizations across this country and the world suffer ... read on and see what this has to do with change.
- Leading Change - A Manifesto for Change
[Business:Change-Management] Are you a change leader? Do you have a personal manifesto for change? You need one my friend. Read on and learn the principles for leading successful change, a manifesto for change today.
- Leading Change - Don't Forecast Heroism
[Business:Change-Management] When leading change projects the pressure to make idiotic commitments to time of completion or resources is overwhelming. Many so called leaders simply forecast heroism and they forget that heroism can't be forecast ... it just happens. Read on and see what you must do to be successful when leading change.
- Leading Change - Getting People on Board
[Business:Change-Management] When you are leading change you have to start by engaging the people. They arent going to get behind you and follow you like sheep because you are so wonderful. No, its going to take a lot more than that to get your change moving. Read on and see why there is no such thing as organizational change, its all personal ...
- Writing - Can I Write?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Do you want to write but think you can't? Would you like to write a book but don't know how? Read on and see how one unlikely writer put it all together and got published and can show you a simple, yet effective method of reaching your writing dreams.
- Managing Change - Leading for a Change
[Business:Change-Management] Lead your organization for a change. During times of rapid organizational change leadership is a must. And leading with the whole person is vitally important but few people understand what it means. Dont let that be you. Lead for a change and read on to see how!
- Leadership - Look Behind You
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] The first principle of leadership is usually forgotten ... leaders have followers. And to the surprise of many the followers dont always have your best interest at heart. Read on and see the four types of follwers and why this is a most important principle of leadership. Leaders have followers!
- Leadership - Empowering People to get Results
[Self-Improvement:Empowerment] Are you sick of hearing about empowerment? Is it the latest buzz word where you work? Read on and see how empowerment can be real ... read about leadership and empowerment Marine Corp style.
- Leadership - Leading the Whole Person
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Leading people is the art of mobilizing people to get results. To do that effectively as a real leader you need to engage the whole person. I first learned this years ago as Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. Read on and see how real leaders engage the hands, the head and the heart.
- Managing Change - The Truth and Change
[Business:Change-Management] When managing change the truth about the status of your project, the timeline or many other details is often times missing in action. You cant let this happen on your watch. You have to create a safe environment where it is okay for your folks to tell the truth. Read on and find out the truth...
- Managing Change - Trust, Integrity and Change
[Business:Change-Management] One key ingredient to managing change that most leaders forget is their own trust and integrity. Don't let this be you. During times of organizational change communication is key - truthful, accurate and timely communication. Anything less creates a vacuum filled with rumor. Read on...
- Managing Change - Air Cover
[Business:Change-Management] Ever wonder why people are gun shy to join your change project? Wonder no more! Understand the principle of Air Cover - one of the least understood elements of change leadership. When you don't provide Air Cover as a leader you'll end up like the Freedom Fighters at the Bay of Pigs. Illustrated with a real life story.
- Managing Change
[Business:Change-Management] Learn How to Manage Change - Learn the Organizational Iceberg - Succeed at Change Today.
- Leadership - Be The Person You Were Meant to Be
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Do you want to reach your dreams? Become the person you were meant to become? Then read this and see the steps it takes to achieve your dreams of a new tomorrow. Success is possible and these principles work - if you do!
- Grow - You Can't Save Your Way to Success
[Business:Small-Business] If you knew how many businesses we see that spend all their time trying to "save" their way to success. New leaders come on board with a mandate to change the business and the first thing they do is cut costs to the bone.
- Managing Change - The Key Ingredient to Driving Change
[Business:Change-Management] Do you know the single key ingredient to driving organizational change? It's not what you think.
- Managing Change - Size Matters - Scope The Change Work
[Business:Change-Management] Managing change requires being on top of the size and scope of the work. And that doesn't mean just at the beginning when everyone is happy and contented. If you are to succeed at delivering organizational change you must constantly adjust the three key aspects of a project. Read on and see how!
- Managing Change - Dealing with Resistance to Change
[Business:Change-Management] When you embark on your change journey everyone wont be on board. Oh some will say they are and others will pretend to the max, but make sure who is with you and who is against you. Read on to learn the four stages of resistance and what you can do about it.
- Managing Change - To Change - You Gotta Change
[Business:Change-Management] Take the mystery out of managing change in your life or business. Learn the two questions that focus every change effort. Learn that just because everything is different doesnt mean that anything changed. It's simple, real life, effective steps to managing change in your life or business. Read on
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