 Moving Your Organizaton Ahead
By Kevin Scheid
This article will discuss 'moving your organization', which occurs after the process of unfreezing and before institutionalizing the change. Moving the organization includes items three through five on Kotter's (1997) list. However, it is important to keep in mind that these eight steps overlap each other considerably and much of the effort should be completed concurrently. For instance, creating a sense of urgency and a powerful coalition of supporters cannot be done before there is some level of consensus on the direction and vision for the organization. So, leadership must begin the development of a vision before steps one and two are completed. Finally, we will compare the results of the BCWI survey results with Kotter's steps to examine employee perceptions of change in Christian organizations in the context of this model. Read the full article. |
 Outstanding Leader: David Curry
We have chosen David Curry, CEO of the Tacoma Rescue Mission, as this month's Outstanding Leader because his leadership has led the Tacoma Rescue Mission to be a workplace of excellence, recognized as a certified Best Christian Workplace. In particular, under David's leadership some major changes have been made that dramatically improved the culture.
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 Biblical Perspectives: Trials - the Door to Opportunity
by Carrie Cavanaugh
This past year we have talked with numerous Christian leaders who are experiencing trials. Facing the results of the greatest financial recession since the great depression has caused many of us to confront new trials. It's only natural to be discouraged in the midst of a trial. And yet the Bible paints a picture of trials as the handiwork of God in our lives. If our lives were easy and we had no struggles, we would grow little in our faith, learn little about God's faithfulness and never experience the depth of life that God has planned for us. Instead, we see that God loves us enough to take us through challenges that He sovereignly allows in order that we might be molded and shaped into the men and women that He knows we were made to be.
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 Action Steps to Moving Your Organization Ahead
Researchers have identified three phases of organizational change: unfreezing, moving and refreezing. These action steps focus on the second stage-moving. In this stage, your organization has already been primed to incorporate changes. As you go forward with the changes here are the important things to keep in mind to make the transition period a success.
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by Carrie Cavanaugh
The Me I want to Be, by John Ortberg, is an inspirational read! Although the book presents a tried and true list of spiritual disciplines, it goes beyond that to set our eyes on the bigger things that God is doing in and through us. I found it a helpful exercise to review the truths about how God reveals Himself to us and why-in the busy world of ministry and business it's too easy to get caught up in doing and not take time for the relationship with our creator that makes it all meaningful. Purchase this book.
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