Hi I’m back to share my thoughts on Implementation & Training (building awareness) of the Change Management Plan. In my blog, How to #4 Manage the Scope of the Change: Planning Organizational Change, I discussed how important the planning phase is. Now we can talk about making The Plan a reality. Leadership support Early preparation…
Planning organizational change is often undervalued, but it is vital to the change management process. Whether your improvement project is small in scale or a complete facelift, it will entail a number of changes. The effects of which are determined by attention paid during the planning stages. Poor-planning (which usually includes lack of planned communication…
In this segment of my blog series, I have combined two areas that have a natural association. Convincing your team of the need for change (minimizing resistance) Effective continuous communication during the change process (accepting feedback & eliminating confusion) Minimizing Resistance The most difficult aspect of Change Management is convincing people that the change will…
In the first of my Change Management blog series, How to Deal with “Always Done It This Way”, I asked you to contemplate possible processes that your company may have outgrown or outlived. Are you prepared to Get-Out-of-Your-Own-Way [quote style=”boxed”]“If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong,” by Charles Kettering[/quote] 1.Why…
A consistent, persistent, and dangerous theme has resonated throughout my 43 years of directing quality systems and process improvements, it is simply the opposition to change. I can honestly say I haven’t worked with a single company where I didn’t hear “We’ve always done it this way”. According to a pioneer of computer programming and…
One of the greatest myths in business is the possibility of succeeding alone. The old saying “No man is an island,” has never been truer than in the world of business. Maximizing teams through outside advisors offers confidence and potential that the majority of executives today do NOT possess. In fact, a recent study of…
Q4 planning is one of the most critical processes in defining business strategy. Sometimes as we wind down the year, we feel like we are on the two-minute mark of a football scoreboard, fighting it out until the end. Other times it may feel like we have scored in such a dominant fashion that the…
Middle Market Trends Overall company performance in the middle market has improved significantly according to 72% of middle market organizations surveyed by the Middle Market Center, setting a new record for organizational confidence. 77% report year over year growth in revenue and 55% year over year growth in employment. Leaders consistently report plans to invest…
Key performance indicators contribute to encouraging employees and tracking organizational success. Employee metrics result in changing behaviors and building accountability. Successfully implemented employee metrics lead to success in all aspects of business from customer satisfaction to maximum profits. Importance of Employee Key Performance Indicators Evaluating employees provides companies with a number of benefits from increased…
What do you think motivates your employees to be more efficient and productive? Let me guess; you answered money. While money is indeed a motivator, it can only motivate your team up to a certain point. When money isn’t enough to keep us happy or comfortable, we adjust our way of living to our income….