Case Studies
Case studies on influence and leading change effectively.
Five Slides Were Enough: What Happens When We Leave a Little Space for People
I once worked with a scientist who was preparing to present an idea to other scientists in his organization. He had an hour, and everyone expected him to use slides. I asked him why. He laughed and said, essentially, “Because if you don’t have slides, people think you...
Keeping Change Alive from Start to Finish
A high tech company was having difficulty fully implementing new ideas. They were worried that they could slip behind the competition if they didn’t get better at keeping new ideas alive from planning to implementation to results. The Challenge A high tech company was...
Seeing A Crisis Before it Was Too Late
Leaders in a large plant knew they were going to face significant new competition from extremely low cost providers over the next few years. The Challenge Leaders of a manufacturing company realized that they were going to face significant new competition over the...



