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How to change things when change is hard

Switch (How to change things when change is hard) by Chip & Dan Heath is one of the best books I’ve read in some time and contained some new ideas, which isn’t something that I come across in many new books that I read! The book addresses the challenge of how to make change happen, and offers a framework for...

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Linchpin – Are you Indispensable?

I've recently read Seth Godin's latest book, Linchpin (Amazon affiliate link), and it is certainly an impactful book. This book has a manifesto feel to it; Godin starts with stark warnings about the future of employment, developing a very strong argument that our future employment could be at risk unless we do something radical. Godin looks at how the...

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Is change the only constant?

It sometimes seems that constant change has become the norm in large organisations, with people in a constant state of flux. Reorganisations can seem like a quick way to show progress but they can have a massive cost in terms of the effort involved and the disruption they bring and, if the resulting organisation is short-lived, it seems unlikely to...

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