Change Management | Executive Leader Coach @ dbkAssociates, Inc.

Book Review: SYSTEMology

Dave Kinnear March 9, 2021 1-On Leadership, 4-ExtPost, Book Reviews

When David Jenyns contacted me and asked if I would read and review his book, I was knee-deep in books to read already. Another author referred me to him, so I agreed to review his book, but I couldn’t promise when. With that understanding, I purchased his book and put it in the stack.

I did get to reading SYSTEMology, and I am pleased that I did. To begin with, I am a system and process kind of guy. I believe in documenting what we are doing and working to improve it over time. I use checklists and process outlines in my work every day.

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Managing Morale

Dave Kinnear February 24, 2021 1-On Leadership, 4-ExtPost

In a recent podcast, Mike Robbins spoke of the need for leaders to think about employee morale. I think of morale as being another word for culture. Changing culture is one of the most challenging change-management tasks a leader has to tackle. Seemingly overnight, perhaps literally overnight, leaders have had to move workers to remote working cultures.

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Risk — Putting Your Head on the Block

Dave Kinnear December 23, 2015 1-On Leadership

Business Is A Risk We have lots of sayings about this topic, such as: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” And “Fail forward faster.” Or “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” One of my favorites is “A ship may be safe at the shore – but that is NOT what we built it for.” How about, “If you …

Ceteris Paribus

Dave Kinnear October 16, 2013 1-On Leadership

Here’s the challenge. We live in a complex world. Things are getting more complex every day. We try to figure out how to interact with that world; how to manipulate it. We build big complex systems in an attempt to model that world and make predictions based on the results. We analyze the data, and then, make a bold statement …

We See the World . . .

Dave Kinnear October 6, 2012 1-On Leadership, 3-LI

as we are, not the way it is! There are many variations on the point. Sometimes we say that our words create reality — or that who we “are being” speaks louder than words — or that what goes around comes around — or that we create karma and that directs our life (and some believe the next life.) However you say it, …

Book Review: Winning in Fast Time by John Warden and Leland Russell

Dave Kinnear May 24, 2003 1-On Leadership, Book Reviews

I had the pleasure of meeting Leland Russell and discussing his theory of change management in person. This insightful book is compelling reading for those who are interested in or engaged in change management in their own lives or their organizational lives. The authors use the first Gulf War as both a model and a metaphor in explaining their concept …