Category Archives: Change

Leadership and the Frontline Workforce: Lessons from the Targets of Change

Posted on August 4, 2025 by crosbyod

My latest and greatest book is out, in which frontline workers tell true stories of Lewinian change from “us versus them” to high performance and morale! Listen in here as AI team pf podcasters briefly review it: https://traffic.libsyn.com/59ce511e-0f15-4965-ae74-09993330565a/LFW_AI_Podcast.mp3 This book … Continue reading →

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View from a Target – An electrician and union steward meets applied behavioral science!

Posted on August 11, 2024 by crosbyod

This post is the second of several that consist of transcripts of conversations with frontline workers, inspired by the audio histories complied by the late Studs Terkel. My intention here is to let the workers speak for themselves. You can … Continue reading →

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View from a target: Before and After – A Union VP meets Applied Behavioral Science

Posted on August 5, 2024 by crosbyod

This post is the first of several that consist of transcripts of conversations with frontline workers, inspired by the audio histories complied by the late Studs Terkel. My intention here is to let the workers speak for themselves. You can … Continue reading →

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Lewin in a Nutshell: A Scientific Method of Change

Posted on November 15, 2023 by crosbyod

My latest podcast! Everything you need to know about change! https://ascienceofchange.libsyn.com/lewin-in-a-nutshell-a-scientific-method-of-change

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Gilmore Crosby’s Podcasts!

Posted on July 27, 2023 by crosbyod

Click here for my first science of change podcast! Change is an art and a science. Join me as we explore social science methods for improving your relationships at home and at work. The same theory and methods apply to … Continue reading →

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Chapter One from my new book, Diversity Without Dogma

Posted on January 28, 2023 by crosbyod

Chapter One: A Framework for DEI Education and Action FIGURE 1.1A framework for DEI education and action. Here is an explanation of the framework in a nutshell: People are teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusion without any clarity about how … Continue reading →

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Keys to Success (in Citizen Involvement)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by crosbyod

A new article by our founder on his application of OD to citizen involvement in government! https://www.spokesman.com/…/2021/aug/03/keys-to-success/

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Gilmore Crosby on Lewin’s Situational Model of Leadership published in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science!

Posted on December 17, 2020 by crosbyod

We’re pleased to announce yet another cutting edge publication, this in the prestigious JABS! Gilmore Crosby has translated Lewin’s writings into a visual model and into a new understanding important and applicable to any leader. Here is the visual: Read … Continue reading →

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