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Business Change Management

Business Change Management

How Are You Changing How You Work? Is It Working?

On Jun 29, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: Emerging Trends, Managing change, Corporate Culture, business change management, Leadership, business innovation

For the past two years or so, we all have been operating in a strange work environment. Many of us have experienced trying to work full-time virtual, part-time in the office, and even full-time in the office. For each of us, it has been good, bad, or none of the above, as post-pandemic work styles range from virtual to in-person to hybrid to pick your own style, causing business leaders to hide or run for cover...or in some cases, listen carefully for new solutions.

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You Can Find Joy And Happiness In Turbulent Times!

On Jun 22, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: women leaders, Rethinking Women, Human Development, self-care, happiness


With all that's going on today and in your world, do you sometimes feel down? Overwhelmed? Wishing there was a way to feel happy, joyful, fulfilled?

Me too. That's why I was thrilled to be interviewed recently by Authority magazine for its interview series "Finding Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times." They're talking with experts, business leaders, authors and mental health professionals who share lessons from their research and experience about how to find happiness and joy during troubled and turbulent times. And boy, aren't those the times we're living in. You can read the interview here.

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Businesses Must Sustain Diversity And Inclusion For Women

On Jun 15, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: business growth strategies, Leadership, women leaders, Rethinking Women, Human Development

As I waited to present to a group of male CEOs at a conference, I listened to several men complaining about how hard it was for them to attract a diverse workforce and integrate them into their current culture. One man said: "It took me three months to finally find a capable woman of color. She was great but lasted three months. She just didn't fit with the rest of the company. What am I going to do? My board is urging me to diversify and change my organization. Where do I begin?"

Probably a familiar story requiring new leadership skills

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How To Be A Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times: The Five Things You Need To Know

On Jun 14, 2022 10:09:59 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: business leadership

I love being interviewed by Authority Magazine, mainly because I am always asked thought-provoking questions which lead to really insightful discussions about women in business, leadership, culture change, workplace transformation and what's coming next. The most recent interview was part of Authority magazine's interview series, “Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times.” You can read the entire interview here.

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Three Ways Corporate Anthropology Can Help Your Company Change

On Jun 8, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: Corporate Anthropology, Managing change, Corporate Culture, anthropology, business change, business model innovation

                                                                                                 Photo courtesy www.business-anthro.com

What the heck is corporate anthropology?

People often ask us: "What do you do?" and "How do you do anthropology?" They are familiar  (maybe) with anthropologists who work in small-scale societies in far away lands. My response: I tell them that companies or organizations in more complex societies are like those small-scale societies. We observe their interconnected networks, and the way people get their jobs done every day. They have many of the same dynamics as tribal or hunter-gatherer societies. They also have different ones which reflect how they have evolved into effective, or dysfunctional, organizations. Our job as corporate anthropologists is to help them "see, feel and think" in new ways to sustain their growth during these fast-changing times.

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A Great Day For Women In Business To Learn How To Be Better Leaders

On Jun 7, 2022 12:54:24 PM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: corporate anthropologist, women in business, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women

Recently I had the great honor to be the keynote speaker at the MLive 2022 Women’s Summit in Detroit, MI. It was a wonderful experience and a true joy to be surrounded by a room full of bright, energized women entrepreneurs eager to learn and achieve and break down barriers in their lives, both professionally and personally. The title of my talk was "Leading Forward," because I feel that is so important today — encouraging women leaders, particularly women in business, to boldly pursue the best that they can be. You can watch and listen to my address here.

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Rethink, My Second Book, Wins Axiom Bronze Award For Best Women In Business Book

On Jun 2, 2022 6:00:00 AM

/ Andrea Simon

Categories: corporate anthropologist, Corporate Anthropology, women in business, women entrepreneurs, women leaders, rethinking women in business, Rethinking Women

I am thrilled and honored that my book, Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business, was recently given the bronze award for Best Women in Business Book by Axiom Business Book Awards. (My first book, On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights, also won Axiom's bronze award.) Presented in 23 business categories, these prestigious and competitive awards serve as the premier list to help readers discover new and innovative works, says Axiom. Previous medalists include Nobel laureate Robert Shiller, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin. So I'm in good company.

11,000 business books are published each year. Why was mine honored?

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