Daryl Conner

May 21, 2013

Character and Presence on My Road to Mastery

Post 1 of 1 in the Donna Brighton Guest Post—Character and Presence on My Road to Mastery series

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I asked several practitioners whom I respect to write guest posts about how they related to two previously released series: Character/Presence and Cultivating Character. Donna Brighton, a seasoned change professional, is the fourth contributor to this series. Donna describes three distinct areas that defined her journey to practicing the craft at the mastery level: learning the craft, practicing with integrity, and helping others along the way. She challenges practitioners to consider five questions that can help shape their paths.

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May 14, 2013

Three Traps of Change Practitioners

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I asked several practitioners whom I respect to write guest posts about how they related to two previously released series: Character/Presence and Cultivating Character. Marcelo Manucci, a seasoned change professional, is the third contributor to this series. Marcelo describes three traps that can impede the success of change practitioners (pride, hypocrisy, and deceit) when they fail to understand the impact of both “who we are” and “what we do” while managing change. Marcelo also poses two questions for keeping the principles of our “character” and “presence” actively engaged.

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May 7, 2013

What makes you an effective change (and OD) practitioner?

Post 1 of 1 in the Sheila Legon Guest Post—What makes you a successful change (and OD) practitioner? series

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I asked several practitioners whom I respect to write guest posts about how they related to two previously released series: Character/Presence and Cultivating Character. Sheila Legon, a seasoned change professional, is the second contributor to this series. She reflects on the patterns related to a “sense of self” that begin to emerge when one takes the time to focus on them.

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April 30, 2013

Clients Like It When We Grow

Post 2 of 2 in the Peter Meyer Guest Posts: Adding Value by Being Self-ish series

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“Last week Peter Meyer wrote about why it makes sense to focus on ourselves as what our clients want to buy, as an important source of value. He suggested being self-ish. He likened us to the acorns in Daryl’s metaphor, and suggested that we see our potential for growth as effectively infinite. This week he lays out a three-step process for self-direction and growth.”

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April 23, 2013

Adding Value by Being Self-ish

Post 1 of 2 in the Peter Meyer Guest Posts: Adding Value by Being Self-ish series

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I asked several practitioners whom I respect to write guest posts about how they related to two previously released series: Character/Presence and Cultivating Character. Peter Meyer, a seasoned change professional, is the first contributor to this series. In post 1, he describes how both you and your client benefit when you selfishly enjoy yourself while you do great work.

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April 17, 2013

A Conversation About Character and Presence

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I was honored to host a conversation recently with four colleagues about their reactions to two of my recent blog series, Character and Presence and Cultivating Character. In the conversation, you’ll hear about “safety” issues related to change practitioners bringing forth their authenticity. What contributes to our “awakeness” or mindfulness as we practice our craft? What part does curiosity play? Do we genuinely care about clients as human beings going through change-related struggle? Is that part of the character and presence relationship? And what about compassion? Is that different from curiosity or a caring attitude?

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April 9, 2013

It’s time for Change Thinking to move in a new direction

Post 1 of 1 in the It’s Time for Change Thinking to Move in a New Direction series

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Since 2009, I have written more than sixty series addressing what I believe are some of the issues, challenges, opportunities, pitfalls, rewards, motivations, and responsibilities associated with being a seasoned change practitioner. Most of this writing has been centered on what we do—the technical, conceptual aspects of our profession.
Over the past few months, I have begun a shift in emphasis.

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