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GUTTMAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, INC.
What
better way to salute the holiday season than to feature the
high-performance transformation currently underway at one of
our nation's premier "giving" organizations? This issue of
GDSI carries an interview with Krystal R. Canady,
incoming CEO of the YMCA, Eastern Union County, NJ. Howard M.
Guttman explores the fear of change, and Thom Radice reports
on the potential hazards of prejudging in conflict situations.
All this in a 5-minute read. Happy holidays!
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LEADER'S CORNER: BOOSTING PERFORMANCE AT THE
YMCA |
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Krystal R. Canady is currently COO of the YMCA of
Eastern Union County, New Jersey. . . . This coming July, Ms.
Canady will become CEO of her YMCA. She recently discussed
with us the progress that she has made in transforming her
YMCA into a high-performance, horizontal entity.
Is there an inherent disconnect between
mission-driven and profit-driven organizations?
Without a strong business plan and results, it
would be difficult to meet our mission. While meeting our
mission in the towns we are chartered to serve is very
important, and it is why we are here, it is also important to
ensure we have great results.
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OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO
CHANGE |
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What prompts people to do what they do? Why do they behave
in a certain way? What causes them to overcome fear and
inertia to follow some new, untraveled path?
These are
deep and complex questions, even if we narrow them to the
context of organizational life. |
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FROM A CONSULTANT'S
NOTEBOOK |
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Here are field notes from a recent assignment led by GDS
consultant Thomas A. Radice.
Presenting
Situation: SVP of $2 billion medical device company
concerned that two executives on her team are at loggerheads.
. . . The book on the VP of sales, Europe: He's siloed,
parochial, and champions regional over company-wide interest.
. . . VP of global marketing concerned his colleague's
behavior compromising new-product launch and slowing decision
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EXECUTIVE COACHING CONFERENCE:
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR
GDS CLIENTS AND FRIENDS
The Conference Board's
Leading the Way in Developing Excellence will be held
in NYC January 29-30, 2008. Howard Guttman will kick off the
conference with a panel discussion, Coaching: View >From the
Top, featuring Larry Allgaier, president and CEO, Novartis
Consumer Health, Inc.; Helen McCluskey, group president,
Intimate Apparel and Swimwear, Warnaco, Inc.; and Grant Reid,
global president, Mars Drinks, Mars, Inc.
Get the GDS
special discount of $300 on conference registration and $100
on pre-conference workshop registration by using Discount Code
DE. |
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To register, call 212 339 0345 or
click here. |
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NEW BOOK ALERT!
Howard Guttman's second book
is in the works. Great Business Teams: Cracking the Code
for Standout Performance has been scheduled for
publication by John Wiley & Sons in June 2008. If you
haven't read his first, When Goliaths Clash, it's
available on Amazon.com.
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