By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on May 19, 2018
There is two words that come to my mind and begin with the same two letters—Change and Chaos. That pretty much sums up my life in a nutshell. Chaos is something I have definitely felt in this season of my life. It seems a though some of the change I am experiencing in my life…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 19, 2018
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By: Kristin Hamilton on May 18, 2018
“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.” – Mae West[1] My first work experience with organizational change and transition came when I was a brand new government employee at the age of 21. We were told there would be a major reorganization (forever nicknamed THE…
By: Katy Drage Lines on May 17, 2018
By mid-August, nothing looks better to an eight-month pregnant woman than a window air-conditioner. Lugging a waddling body up a hill in 90% humidity, the cool apartment seems like heaven. While the first sign of pregnancy seemed like a celebration, by the eighth month, you just want to get that damn thing out. “I’m so…
By: Stu Cocanougher on May 17, 2018
I grew up in a small town of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. We had one elementary school and one high school. Just as I became a preteen, Mt. Juliet grew enough that they built a separate Junior High School. As Nashville experienced rapid growth in the 1990s and beyond, my hometown changed to become a trendy…
By: Jim Sabella on May 17, 2018
Change is inevitable! In the time it takes for me to type this sentence things have already changed. For one, there are 18 words on this page that didn’t exist before. Now there’s 34. I know this is an oversimplification of an important reality, but it does illustrate how no thing, and therefore nothing ever…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 16, 2018
As a therapist, the predominate diagnosis I treat with my clients is adjustment disorder, with or without anxiety, or depression. This disorder is due to an individual enduring a major life stressor, everything from a death of a pet to the loss of a family member, marriage, or job, and are experiencing a difficult time…
By: Mary Walker on May 16, 2018
“Not in his goals but in his transitions man is great.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson William Bridges’ work has guided thousands of individuals and organizations through the transition process that accompanies change. Bridges was (he died in 2013) considered a preeminent authority on change and transition and transformed the way people think about change. His…
By: Lynda Gittens on May 16, 2018
http://www.strategies-for-managing-change.com/william-bridges.html CHANGE IS COMING!!! This book, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, focuses on the leadership of an organization and how they approach sharing the decision of the change with those affected by the change. With many companies merging, downsizing, in bankruptcy, or closing this book would be a great asset for…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on May 12, 2018
Key Takeaways In reading and reflecting on chapter 2 “Experiencing Slow Death” of Robert E. Quinn’s book Deep Change, there were so many jewels but a few that stood out to me the most were: Transforming conflict into collaboration is the essence of leadership.[1] All organizations have some form of conflict. How a leader views…
By: Chip Stapleton on May 11, 2018
The book The Deep Change Field Guide: A Personal Course to Discovering the Leader Within by Robert Quinn is a culmination of Quinn’s past works and (exactly as advertised) walks you through a process of discovery about what ‘Deep Change’ is and how to become a leader capable of navigating an organization (and yourself) through that deep…
By: Kristin Hamilton on May 10, 2018
When I worked for the government, our Executive Director asked each manager on her team to read Robert Quinn’s Deep Change. In my undergrad church ministry class, we were assigned the same book. In one of my MDiv classes, once again Deep Change was on the syllabus. Now, here I am in my final semester…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 10, 2018
To change organizations, one must experience deep change within, so in the end, “excellence is infectious”[1]for personal and organizational change. “Insights into one level help us understand the other better”[2]as we develop a symbiotic relationship with the organization and the individual. The following are points Quinn gave to develop a deep change in the person…
By: Stu Cocanougher on May 10, 2018
Babies with dirty diapers like change, yet most of the rest of us aren’t very excited about it. Even when individuals and organizations see the necessity of change, excuses are often fielded which keep much-needed changes from happening. Why is it so difficult to change? That question is the subject of The Deep Change Field Guide:…
By: Katy Drage Lines on May 10, 2018
Our church is pretty messy. Rather than staff-led, elder-led, denomination-led, etc. we attempt to navigate our life together in such a way that all lead/influence all. We resist hierarchy, control or coercion, and unilateral decision-making that affects everyone. Obviously, that means that we move slowly, as we mutually submit to one another.[1] And obviously, this…
By: Mary Walker on May 10, 2018
That’s what deep change is all about: the renewal and the replenishment of self and the enlargement of others. Robert E. Quinn[1] Leadership is influence, and influence is not determined by hierarchical position.[2] Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.I John 3:18 Robert Quinn wrote this guide to help…
By: Lynda Gittens on May 10, 2018
Author Quinn seeks to help those affected by changes in their organization in his book, Deep Change Field Guide. Many organizations that experience what he referred to as a ‘slow death’ will need to make changes to survive. (Quinn, 27) Leaders need to consider the reactions of those affected by the change, therefore they…
By: Jim Sabella on May 9, 2018
Did you know that there is a website that boasts it has 5240 quotes on leadership! Five thousand, two hundred and forty! Why is that? Why is it that we need quote after quote and book after book to realize first, that leading is important and second that everyone wants to lead. Did you just…
By: Kristin Hamilton on April 5, 2018
I feel pretty safe saying that we Christians love our binaries. Good and evil, saved or unsaved, heaven and hell – it’s like we aren’t comfortable unless we can label a situation with a coin of two sides. It’s part of our desire for a tidy spirituality, I think. It’s even better if we can…
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on April 5, 2018
In August of 1991 a female hip hop duo Salt-N-Pepa released a song entitled “Let’s talk about sex”. It depicted a story of a woman who was able to get any man that she wanted but was left feeling empty because it was “just sex”. No love, communication and lacked safety. The song addressed to…
