Author name: Chris Cancialosi

Chris Cancialosi is a recognized expert in the field of leadership and organizational development with particular focus on the leader’s role in shaping high-performing culture. Chris effectively combines his operational field experience with his knowledge of organizational psychology to provide unique and practical solutions to today’s ever changing business landscape.

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How to Overcome the Anxiety of Change with Organizational Empathy

We often talk about organizational change like inertia. We assume that the plans we put into motion will continue in motion unless they’re otherwise affected by some outside force. But the truth is, organizational change is more akin to entropy. Even without the influence of outside forces, our processes tend to move toward disorder unless

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Why Company Culture is Critical to M&A Success

The actual results of mergers and acquisitions don’t always live up to expectations. M&A growth strategies promise a multitude of strategic opportunities; from rapid growth, to elimination of competition, to access to new markets. And many organizations are currently, or have, embarked on merger and acquisition growth strategies to varying effect. When asked about the

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State of DevOps 2017: Transformational Leadership

The State of DevOps In 2017: Transformational Leadership is Key

As our business environment continues to evolve and adopt a digital-first mindset, the percentage of people working on DevOps teams increases every year. Organizations that have successfully adopted DevOps are able to deliver a better customer experience with significantly greater operational efficiency. And the writing seems to be on the wall: organizations that don’t embrace

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Embrace a Culture of Self-Leadership to Stay Agile as You Scale

One of the greatest challenges for rapidly growing organizations is how to remain nimble in the midst of growth. As companies scale, more processes are required to coordinate the growing workforce. And the additional management layers that come with them can slow an organization down. It’s often the reason why large organizations become weighed down

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