Monthly Archives: April, 2013

The sponsor of change is a senior officer, one who holds the organizational power to legitimize the change. This person knows when the time has come for change and has the confidence and strength to do something about it. The sponsor goes forth and leads—overcoming obstacles, finding truth, and sharing knowledge. Significant organizational change will not occur unless those who legitimize or mandate the change demonstrate FULL commitment to the task.

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I admit this is a rant so please proceed with caution. We, at TMG are busy – more than busy, which is great but for me it means that I have limited patience for anything that takes me away from doing what I need to do for my clients. Every week we rotate who is responsible for writing this blog and today was NOT my turn, BUT yesterday I picked up my WSJ at the end of my driveway (yes I still like to read a “paper”) and saw a front page headline “Firms Pinch Payments to Supplier” and I went nuts

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Congratulations to Louisville, this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion. Comparing Louisville, with last year’s champion, Kentucky, highlights how two very different organizational approaches can achieve the same result.

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We had mentioned the introduction of alternative mechanisms of trade and specifically bitcoins in a previous blog (Read it here). They have been in the headlines recently and you should be aware of bitcoins and their impact. In July 2010, a bitcoin was worth about 1 cent – a few days ago, it was valued as high as $147 and the total value of all bitcoins has exceeded a billion dollars!! It is now being compared to the historic tulip bubble in Holland.

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