In this issue:

• Keys to Practicing Good Leadership Judgment
• Leading Others Through Organizational Change
• Change at Work
• News
• Upcoming Programs
   

Leading Others Through Organizational Change
Thoughts from Dr. Robert E. Quinn

Research suggests that 50-70 percent of all change efforts in organizations fail. Don’t become a statistic. Learn how to lead your organization successfully through change by reaching the fundamental state of leadership with Professor Robert E. Quinn.    [Learn more]

Take the Deep Change Challenge: Which factors are most responsible for preventing effective change in your organization? Results will be reported next month.

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Question: Which areas are you struggling with implementing from your 2010 strategic plan? (Choose all that apply.)

Answer:

"If a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. Is your organization dying a slow death?"

Exactly how much housework does a husband create?

Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. [Read about the study]

Knowledge That Yields Results
Meaningful results take many different forms. Learn how Todd Dunn, the Director of Supply Chain and Procurement for Accucaps Industries Limited, helped his company achieve operational excellence and earn a superior customer satisfaction rating with takeaways from Michigan’s Certificate Program. [Read more]

Ross to Partner with ACCO
Ross Executive Education is pleased to announce a partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) that brings industry leaders together with U-M faculty to deliver a new executive education program, "Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy?" For information and to register, click here.

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