Driving change in times of ambiguity - February 2nd, 2010
Have you ever been completely lost in a foreign city? Can’t read the signs, no idea what direction you are facing, and no one around who can point the way? Read the rest of this entry »
Project Managing Change - It Can Be Murder - January 4th, 2010
In common with great murder mysteries, organisational change can be complex; behaviour driven by hidden motives and people desiring an outcome that will be beneficial to them potentially at the expense of others. So how do you get to the truth? If you were Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple you’d conduct a series of interviews and then pull everyone in to a room to hear the plotline and denounce the killer. Your indispensible tool is your trusty magnifying glass…every good detective has one.
Reflections on Change programmes - August 4th, 2009
‘People are the most important part of this programme’ and, ‘this will be a better place to work post change’ are often at the forefront of any announcement of a large business change initiative. It is very important to set the programme up in the right way to engage staff in pending changes, this is not the problem. The problem can come later when the positive impact of the changes are neither measured nor referred to ever again. Read the rest of this entry »
