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1. "Power to the Edge" - a new approach to creating more agile organizations

A Power Point deck which applies the Edge Organization ideas used by the Pentagon's Command and Control Research Program to frame the thinking about a major business transformation project in which a client was engaged. The Edge organization principles, in a military context, were explained in "Power to the Edge" by David S. Alberts and Richard E. Hayes (2003), which can be downloaded by clicking here. Many of the Edge organization principles are helpful in the context of modern health care organizations.

(In the Power Point deck, the name of the client has been sanitized to "XXX" organization.) Click here to down load the Power Point deck (in pdf format).

2. "The Reality of Enterprise Turnarounds"

A working draft of a white paper on the two roles crucial to successful enterprise turnarounds: turnaround leader and change sponsor. . Click here to see the PDF.

3. "Enterprise Turnarounds: A Sustainable, Staged Approach"

Enterprise level change is not simple. This framework allows individuals preparing for an enterprise turnaround to systematically plan a specific approach to their problem. Click here to see the PDF.

4. "Effective Leadership Performance"

Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey published Lead/Self, a self insight tool that has been used by millions of business professionals to get clear on their personal group leadership style, in the 1980s. Contingency leadership theory also applies at the enterprise level, although the conceptual framework needed to frame it requires insight into leadership competencies. Click here for this presentation (originally prepared in MacDraw on a MacIntosh, before Power Point become the almost universal presentation tool.)

5. "What's Wrong with Leadership Training Anyway?"

Providing leadership training may not be the best way to spend scare training dollars.

Published on the HR.com web site.
Available on the Web as a PDF (click on the URL that follows)
http://www.competencystyle.com/cspdf/Leadershiptrainingwrong.pdf

6. "A Guide for 'Coachees': Things to Reflect On When Working with a Personal Coach"

A guide for individuals working with a business coach.
Available as a PDF http://www.competencystyle.com/cspdf/Coachee%27s%20guide.pdf

7. "A Manager's Short Primer on Resistance to Change in Organizations"

Every manager makes change of some kind, and every manager experiences resistance to it. This primer provides some guidelines on ways of responding to resistance.

Published in the OD Section on the HR.com web site.
Available on the Web as a PDF (click here):

7. "One Manager Asks: What Kind of Training Makes Sense?"

Every manager need to make wise training investment decisions. A checklist of five questions can help.

Published on the Chief Learning Officer web site.
(CLO site at: http://www.clomedia.com/)
Available as a PDF: http://www.competencystyle.com/cspdf/OneManagerAsks.pdf

8. "The Widget Story: Changing Organizations and Working Relationships Using RAP Based Performance Appraisal”

Organizational transformation requires that the individuals in the organization change their mental models of their jobs. Performance management is a tool which can accomplish this. (Work in progress.) Access the PDF: http://www.roelfwoldring.com/Permang.htm.

9. "Faciliting Meetings"

Everyone attends meetings. We all "learn" most of our meeting participation and management skills "on the fly" through "on the job" attendance at meetings where we absorb things that seem to work (or not) from others. This book takes a structured approach to developing meeting participation and meeting management skills. (Work in progress.) Access the PDF: http://www.roelfwoldring.com/FacilMeet.htm.

10. Shorter articles on workplace psychology topics

"Why is it so hard to listen in business?" Every one always tell you to listen, and your effectivness will improve. So why does it not come naturally?

"Power in Organizations": A Way of Thinking About What Power You Have Got and How to Use It"
"Three Strikes and You are Out, Mr. IT Executive"
"Planning and Strategy Meetings": A Short Facilitation Guide"
"What Kind of Meeting Should I Have" - a short primer for managers
"The Roller Coaster of Change" - a 1 page graphic what depicts the cycles involved in organizational change
"Rules of Thumb for Course Development for Professional Development" - applying adult education principles to professional development.

11. In the June of 2005, Roelf give a presentation on Technical Writing at the Canadian Authors' Association Annual Conference ...

"Technical Writing ... or Getting Paid to Write (Sometimes)"

12. Personal Professional Competencies - WCI's PPC Program

A Microsoft Powerpoint presentation that explores the conceptual background to the development of the Personal Professional Competency program and the Competency Styles® tools. Click here to see the PDF.

13. Managing Pilot Projects

Describes how pilot projects are best structured and managed. Click here to see the PDF.

14. "Handbook for New Members of Automation Project Steering Committees"

Helps new members of automation steering committees understand their role. Click here to see the PDF.