It is not always easy to speak up in organizations. People may think twice before brining up ideas, issues, risks, concerns. They may wonder, Will the boss take it the wrong way? Will I get picked to pieces in public? Does the manager only listen to senior people? If the answer to any of those questions is “Yes,” the organization is going to miss out on useful information.

In this podcast, I discuss the importance of voice and three things that you can do—form a position of formal or informal power—to make it easier for people to speak up.

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When leaders decided to make a change, they hope it will improve performance. But, while it may do so, there’s almost always a dip. Maybe a small dip, but sometimes a large one. When that happens, the first impulse is to make another change. And then you’ve got churn.

Sorry this episode is late! I had a bad cold and wasn't up to recording.

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Why don’t ppl want to change? I hear this question a lot.

The assumption behind the question is clear: the impediments to change exist within people. But there's often friction in the context....situations that counter-motivate change. I find it more useful to ask: "How to reduce the friction for people to change?"

I'll talk about some of the sources of friction, and what you can do about them, in this episode.

For more on the adoption of antiseptic practices (ad other really interesting ideas about change, see Slow Ideas, by Atul Gawande.

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