http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog Producing Individual & Organizational Success Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:25:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Questions are typically more powerful than answers.  As you begin to get serious about this New Year, there is still time to make plans and benefit from what did and didn’t happen last year. Here are a few reflective questions that I’ve found to be useful: What are the three most important ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2012/01/07/reflections-on-2011/ One question public sector clients of mine frequently ask is, “How can we continue to provide services when we keep getting our budget cut?” All over the country, public sector jobs are more vulnerable now than ever before. In a weakened economy with much distress, many public services are under ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2011/10/25/keys-to-transforming-the-public-sector/ Ever wonder why some people respond to good advice, recommendations or suggestions and some don’t? It may have more to do with their level of readiness than it does with the quality of the ideas or counsel. A good coaching and leadership practice is to focus on readiness, before moving forward ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2011/05/28/are-they-ready-or-not/ Many of the challenges and obstacles (problems) we face are often best handled if we go through them, not around them. This is true whether we are trying to manage a diet or exercise plan for our self or the implementation of a new IT system for our organization. What ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2011/05/07/go-through-not-around/ Shifting requirements and/or resources typically brings about the need for change in the structure of an organization. Customer needs may be changing, projected revenues may be decreasing, or both. When this type of change is contemplated, whether it is at a unit level or across the company, paying attention to the ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2011/03/12/looking-toward-an-organizational-restructure/ The recent events in Egypt will be examined and analyzed for many years to come. There will be many lessons learned that more than a few in that part of the world will consider how to apply to their situations. After watching the process unfold over the last 18 days, ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2011/02/12/one-room-at-a-time/ A couple of years ago I decided to start competitive sailing with a friend of mine. Prior to that time, he and I would sail on cruising boats strictly for the enjoyment. Occasionally our skills were tested when we found ourselves in some dicey weather conditions on San Francisco ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2010/11/17/destructive-fear/ The number 3 has a mystical tradition in many cultures, including our own. It is a familiar component of the many structures, formulas and patterns that we follow daily. We often use the number 3 to organize our thinking and help our memory. Our stories typically follow a beginning, middle ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2010/07/25/power-of-three/ The good news is that successful, modern organizations are becoming more open and transparent. Continual technological advances provide many potentially useful methods of sharing information more widely and quickly than ever before. As the work becomes more decentralized, team-based, and often virtual, individuals can use valuable and timely information to ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2009/11/30/avoiding-tmi/ We are products of an action-oriented culture. We like movie action heroes and we tend to value mantras like, “Just do it.” We typically reward and admire action, because that’s what we see. Results are what gets measured and what gets measured is what gets done. Given an uncertain and ... http://www.deliaconsulting.com/blog/2009/10/03/getting-to-action/