Category Archives: change

If you work at Fox News, you enabled Roger Ailes

Posted on September 30, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

For 20 years, Roger Ailes ruled over Fox News like a personal fiefdom. He was in control and everyone knew it. If you did not do as he wanted, you would soon find that you were no longer needed. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in change, compliance, coruption, culture, path dependency, renewal | Tagged 21st Century Fox, Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News Channel, Greta Van Susteren, Gretchen Carlson, Lawsuit, moral conscience, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch

Words of Wisdom on turning 30

Posted on February 4, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

On New Year’s Day, Silvia Spiva asked me to offer some words of wisdom to two friends who were turning 30 this year. I was surprised, yet honoured to be asked. I don’t consider myself to be particularly wise or … Continue reading →

Posted in change, creative destruction, path dependency, Uncategorized | Tagged advice, career, integrity, wisdom

Where do you discuss bad news?

Posted on April 14, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

In any organisation, you have to discuss bad news but few people consider where it is discussed. How you discuss bad news will influence, if not determine, the success of your company. The issue is more than critical upwards communication … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, culture, leadership, learning organisation, management, renewal | Tagged Apple, bad news, Business, Company, Enron, management, Organization, Organizational culture, Senior management, senior managers | 2 Comments

Is quality or timeliness the key to FOIA success?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Is quality or timeliness the key to FOIA success? If you work with freedom of information, you face an eternal debate: is it better to have a lower quality response on time or a complete response that is overdue. In … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, creative destruction, Uncategorized | Tagged foi, Freedom of Information Act, Government, local government, management, Organizational culture, timeliness

The tide is coming in: Archives and the digital tsunami

Posted on September 27, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

Like all businesses, archives face the challenges from the social media economy.[1] For most people archives can seem a dusty forgotten place that only scholars or researchers would have an interest. In many ways, this is true because it is … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, information management, local government, management | Tagged Archive, Archivist, Born-digital, Digital curation, Society of American Archivists, United States | 3 Comments

Who is creating the rotten barrels in your company?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

In an earlier post, I discussed the myth of the rogue employee. The post focused on how the term was used when an organisation wanted to scapegoat an employee. When that happened, I argued that the organisation used the term to … Continue reading →

Posted in change, coruption, culture, leadership, learning organisation, management | Tagged Barclays, Business, Employment, Enron, LIBOR, Organization, Organizational culture, rotten apple, Senior management

Privacy and the right to be forgotten: who owns your personal information?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Over the past year, the right to be forgotten (RTBF) has become a topic of debate and interest. What began as an academic or theoretical issue has become a legislative proposal within the European Union. From the perspective of the … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, data protection act, information management, innovation | Tagged Business, European Union, FBI, GPS, internet, Privacy, Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, rfid radio frequency identification, RTBF, technology | 2 Comments

The rise of the networked managers: sense making in the social media age.

Posted on September 27, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

The manager’s role is changing. The new organisation, connected and networked, requires managers to deal with internal and external issues. The required skill set is changing. In the past, the focus may have been on service delivery based on top … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, knowledge worker, management | Tagged Active management, Business, claremont graduate university, corporate management team, management, Middle management, Passive management, Peter Drucker, Senior management | 7 Comments

The new renaissance paradigm: dream or nightmare for technological talent?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

Within the social media revolution an idea has developed that we are seeing a new Renaissance. The idea is that a New Renaissance Paradigm in which those who create content can avoid the middle man that traditionally help them to … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, innovation, leadership, learning organisation | Tagged Apple, Business, Facebook, Google, Organization, Renaissance, social media, technology | 2 Comments

Why change Management is hard: sometimes you have to make the bricks

Posted on June 1, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

When people talk about change management, they often focus on large issues, like strategy, vision, and culture. All of these are important to setting the goals for the change management programme. Yet, what is often overlooked is the mechanics of … Continue reading →

Posted in change, change managment, creative destruction, culture, management, path dependency | Tagged brick wall, Business, change management, frontline workers, leadership, management, Masonry and Stone, Organizational Change, Wallpaper