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Leadership to Practice: The JEDI Way

Leadership to Practice: The JEDI Way

Growing up, I moved around a lot, including several stints living overseas.  I was the new kid in school almost every year (sometimes twice in a single year) between third and ninth grades.  I’ve often said that this experience taught me early that the world was much bigger than me and that there was no “right way” to do most of the things that humans care most about.

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Pleasant Goodbyes and Easy Transitions

Pleasant Goodbyes and Easy Transitions

At Integrated Work, we have learned first-hand how helpful it is for a leader who is moving on to assist the transitions process by setting the stage for a lasting relationship and a warm, and pleasant goodbye.

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Jen’s Interview with Seth Godin

Jen’s Interview with Seth Godin

The team at Integrated Work has had the pleasure of working on The Carbon Almanac, a project launched by author and speaker, Seth Godin. Integrated Work CEO Jennifer Simpson recently spent some time chatting with Seth about her experience of this global collaboration project, as well as pondering why there is “resistance to self-organizing.”

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Collaborating for Global Impact

Collaborating for Global Impact

Author, speaker, and organizer, Seth Godin demonstrates how harnessing the power of collaboration can help overtake climate change in a soon to be published collective work, The Carbon Almanac.

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Organizational Resilience for Fluid Times

Organizational Resilience for Fluid Times

The beauty of building an appreciation for evolution into organizational DNA is a celebrated part of our work together at Integrated Work. We see dismantling approaches, structures, and teams in favor of others that better fit our intentions as a sign of progress in the direction of our dreams. In this article, we invite you to explore the dimensions of successful organizational change.

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Leading Change that Sticks

Leading Change that Sticks

Why is change so difficult? Whenever we ask our clients to tell us how they react to change, their answers typically include more anxiety and concern than excitement and hope. Even a “good” change, like getting a promotion or moving to a lovely new home, can cause stress and anxiety, partly because when we make any kind of change, we cannot be fully sure of how our circumstances will be impacted. As great change leaders, a big part of our job is to help allay the fears of those we are asking to change. At Integrated Work, we call this the 4D Model of Change Leadership: Design, Develop, Delegate and Do.

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