http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog My own private online moleskine Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 2006-2009 gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com (Aleph123) gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com (Aleph123) thinking about impacts 1440 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/cworg_boxes_bigger.jpg http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog 144 144 Getting around the world My own private online moleskine media, politics, technology,impact Aleph123 Aleph123 gatw73vb42@robertolofaro.com no no http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/06/30/changing-minds-changing-rules/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/06/30/changing-minds-changing-rules/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:38:00 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/06/30/changing-minds-changing-rules/ CV or wander around here on my blog, you will probably notice that I worked across many industries. And not only bottom-line oriented: also non-profit and cultural. This post is about the difference about changing rules and changing minds, and some potential uses in the political, business, personal environment. Highlights: who controls the controller?

first extreme: the consensus-building inserted in a rule-oriented environment

Second extreme: the rule-orientation inserted in consensus-building environment

Weaknesses in training, weaknesses in results

do your new rules consider the organizational cultural environment?

introducing a change in rules requires changing mindsets

step-by-step: "terraforming" for rules change

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you are using the resources identified if, when, how planned

the risks you already decided to keep under control

whatever new happens around you that could affect your plan

last but not least: that the activity you planned for still makes sense

It is not just the journey that you have to keep in check; it is also the destination. This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.]]> http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/14/gmn2009-risk/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/13/gmn2009-progress/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/13/gmn2009-progress/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:38 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/13/gmn2009-progress/ GMN2009: PROGRESS You do not need to know just what you are supposed to do, but also where you are, and where you should be. If you are a perfect project manager with all the certifications required: probably you should skip this section, as it could be depressingly simple. But it is not just progress itself- is the measuring and definition of progress that matter. This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.]]> http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/13/gmn2009-progress/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/12/gmn2009-planning/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/12/gmn2009-planning/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:00:44 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/12/gmn2009-planning/ neither cast in stone, nor just an intellectual exercise done because it is supposed to be done. But what, after defining a model of your reality, and identifying the changes required and their impacts, should be part of your planning activity? This post is part of a series, first published in May 2009.]]> http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/12/gmn2009-planning/feed/ 0 http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/11/gmn2009-change/ http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/11/gmn2009-change/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 07:00:15 +0000 GettingAroundTheWorld.Net http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/11/gmn2009-change/ a series, first published in May 2009. ]]> http://www.robertolofaro.com/blog/2009/05/11/gmn2009-change/feed/ 0