http://kathleenparis.com/home/blog en kathleen@kathleenparis.com Copyright 2011 2011-12-02T05:02:06+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/bringing-your-strategic-plan-to-life/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/bringing-your-strategic-plan-to-life/#When:05:02:06Z Most strategic plans are never implemented. Organizations may put a great deal of time and effort into creating a strategic plan and then neglect to implement it. To paraphrase author Patrick Below, the purpose of planning is not to create plans. The purpose of planning is to create results. Best practices, budgeting, Business communication, CFO, Change management, Collaboration, Communication, dashboard, Employee engagement, execution, Gantt charts, Leadership, implementation, Management, Nonprofit, Strategic planning, quality improvement, stakeholders, Transparency, Tree Diagram, World Cafe 2011-12-02T05:02:06+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/we-can-rewire-our-minds/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/we-can-rewire-our-minds/#When:15:21:33Z We carry many unconscious habits and prejudices from our past experiences into our everyday work and family lives. Anger, Communication, Compassion, Conflict resolution, Health, Healthy workplaces, Meditation, Psychology, Stress 2011-08-13T15:21:33+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/operating-principles-can-build-trust-in-an-organization/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/operating-principles-can-build-trust-in-an-organization/#When:21:04:06Z Creating a set of operating principles for how employees will behave towards each other and those they serve can be the foundation on which a more cohesive, trusting and trustworthy workplace culture can be created. And although giants like Google and Whole Foods Market have created operating principles, no group is too small or too large to take this step. As my article for Leadership Strategies, Inc. emphasizes, operating principles only have power if everyone from the CEO to the newest employee is expected to follow them. Best practices, Business communication, Change management, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict resolution, Employee engagement, Gossip, Healthy workplaces, Honesty, Leadership, Management, Transparency, Facilitation 2011-02-22T21:04:06+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/getting-serious-about-email-marketing/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/getting-serious-about-email-marketing/#When:16:35:20Z I just read that only 3% of US homes do not have Email Business communication, Communication, Email, Employee engagement, Strategic planning 2011-02-10T16:35:20+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/moving-peoples-desks-every-year/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/moving-peoples-desks-every-year/#When:17:08:54Z Employees change desks each year for stronger teamwork at Care.com. Best practices, Change management, Collaboration, Communication, Employee engagement, Healthy workplaces, Human resources, Leadership, Management 2010-08-09T17:08:54+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/reviewer-focuses-on-interdependence/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/reviewer-focuses-on-interdependence/#When:14:25:42Z In his review of Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice™,  UK Consultant Philip Whiteley seized on “Declare Your Interdependence.”   Best practices, Business communication, Change management, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict resolution, Decision-making, Healthy workplaces, Honesty, Leadership 2010-07-07T14:25:42+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/three-secrets-to-implementing-your-strategic-plan/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/three-secrets-to-implementing-your-strategic-plan/#When:16:38:33Z Three Secrets for a Successful Strategic Planning ProcessI have facilitated close to 200 strategic planning processes. Here are three secrets for a successful strategic planning process. Also you can join me for a webinar “Successfully Implementing Your Strategic Plan” on Thursday, June 17, 12:00-1:15 p.m. CDT. The Magna Publications program is aimed at higher education, but the techniques are applicable to any organization. Best practices, Change management, Decision-making, Employee engagement, Leadership, Management, Strategic planning, Transparency, Facilitation 2010-06-14T16:38:33+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/collaboration-in-action/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/collaboration-in-action/#When:19:41:47Z Collaboration in Action We have an opportunity to get up to speed on today’s most pressing leadership and human productivity issues. Human resource leaders in the Madison area are collaborating to offer a day of hot topics  as part of a larger conference of the IPMA-HR Central regional conference. This collaborative learning event takes place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Madison Marriott West. (The full IPMA-HR event runs June 6-9.) Best practices, Business communication, Collaboration, Employee engagement, Healthy workplaces, Honesty, Human resources, Leadership, Management, Nonprofit, Strategic planning, Stress, Transparency 2010-06-04T19:41:47+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/the-power-of-an-apology/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/the-power-of-an-apology/#When:18:45:58Z I was furious. My 83 year old mother had arrived at the hospital via ambulance. She was having trouble breathing and chest pains. Her thin body was trembling and her words were slurred. Anger, Communication, Forgiveness, Patient Care, Stress 2010-04-27T18:45:58+00:00 http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/how-is-the-collaboration-going/ http://kathleenparis.com/home/articles/how-is-the-collaboration-going/#When:19:34:42Z Thanks to the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, you can measure for free how well collaboration is going.   Best practices, Change management, Collaboration, Decision-making, Healthy workplaces, Leadership, Management, Nonprofit, Strategic planning 2010-04-18T19:34:42+00:00