I’m returning from teaching a change management course to managers and employees at a major financial institution that is currently going through a great deal of change. The company put 160 people through the training classes – a significant financial investment, including both time and money, to provide change management training to their employees. The [...]
When it comes to effective managerial tools that an organization can use to align management and make it even more efficient all throughout the organization itself, then the balanced scorecard would be the ideal tool. However, if you are in the process of changing the alignment of your existing management system, then the cascade balanced [...]
In the realm of change management, it is common for the leaders of the organization to recruit someone to help make the change happen. This arrangement takes the form of a triangle structure. Each point of the triangle represent individuals involved in the change, with the following roles: Sponsor: The manager with responsibility for the [...]
Economic times are bad! Finances are tight! I can’t afford to carry these people! Sound familiar? If you add your energy to this choir of voices in conflict, you are actually creating a reality that you don’t want! How do you deal with conflict and financial realities without adding your “energy” to a downward spiral? [...]
In a threatening situation when feeling exposed, individuals or groups respond in terms of survival. The survival instinct rarely focuses on the “right” thing to do. Why do we run from bears, pull back on the stick creating a greater stall in a stalling airplane, or accidentally yank a horse over backwards to stop it [...]
Its common to hear that “quality visitor” did not turn up. Most organizers will dread this statement coming from their exhibitors. We hear the argument between the venue owners and organizers – each pointing the finger towards each other…. But really is enough being done to get the right quality visitors ?? In today’s times [...]
We find ourselves in a time that is demanding a transformation in our approach to business success. Certainly, we are in the midst of one of the most challenging economic times since the Great Depression. Yet, even before the crisis we were already fully engaged in a fast-paced, global-technical business environment that is filled with [...]
The Change Process In essence, when you make a change you are moving away from one thing, towards another. Processes or way of working might change, or there might be people changes, in all cases, there is a current situation, and later on, a different one. In a company, change may be quick, or a [...]
It was the philosopher Epictetus (50-130) who said. ‘Your will is always within your power. Nothing really stops you. Nothing holds you back, for your own will is always within your control’. Epictetus’s message is particularly relevant today when addressing the issue is ‘change’. You can change if you want to change! Old ways of [...]
A healthy body-what a wonderful thing! It is wonderful both for the patient and the physician. It is a well- integrated system of smoothly functioning parts. This marvelous organism allows the owner-the patient-to enjoy his life and participate vigorously in it. On the other hand, a body in which some ‘parts’ are not functioning well [...]
