Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~ George Bernard Shaw

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Welcome! Thanks for joining me in a place that merges both personal and professional insight, experience and moments that I choose to share. If you have come this far, you are committed and passionate about creating success. With the right tools in place you are ready to make change. I invite you to get to know me a bit better. I am that person who can help define your path and help you execute the change of course to ensure active results and professional growth. If you read something that sparks dialogue, please do drop me a line, via email or call.

Scaling Engagement Agility

Scaling Engagement Agility

posted by Dave Dame date-icon April 15, 2015

“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” - Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup To create Organizational Agility you need to find the harmony between People, Process, and Tools. Agile speaks of putting people first, however from my experience, people are the poor step child to process and tools. People should be the driver, not the passenger. Creating Organizational Agility means scaling the employee engagement to have and maintain the culture of a start-up. My experience in scaling agile across large organizations…

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It's all about the results

It's all about the results

posted by Dave Dame date-icon December 13, 2014

On your journey towards organizational agility you will have to use many tools out of your toolkit. You will use agile/lean models and practices, older models and practices, custom solutions, and common sense. Organizational agility is about achieving the results not the means of getting those results. Nobody is going to give you a gold star if you implement a purely agile solution. There is no industry model that can be implemented out of the box to meet your organization's needs. These models are a good start… But any transformation agent…

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Authority vs. Influence in Leading Organizational Change

Authority vs. Influence in Leading Organizational Change

posted by Dave Dame date-icon October 06, 2014

Authority – the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. Influence – the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Authority is power. If you want to rule the galaxy by power, then join the dark side of the force. Influence is ability. If you want to lead the galaxy by working together with the citizens to solve the problems, then continue your training to become a Jedi Knight. Early on in my career I would always say to myself……

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