Making Change Happen: In Search of the Silver Bullet

Too many organisations search for a “silver bullet” to fix their human resource problems. They search for a singular, narrow approach to improve performance when a broad holistic approach is required. The result of focusing on a narrow approach to improve performance is unintended consequences delivering reduced performance instead.

Focus on Learning, Not Training

Nearly every organization I have ever worked for or with has a serious problem with training. They concentrate on training rather than learning. The first indication of a problem is that the mediums chosen to impart learning are the poorest at retaining learning but are the easiest to organise.

When Organizational Capital is Being Drained it is Time for Change Management

Efficient teams work well together and when they do you can see the value in their force multiplier affect. You can see it in special teams in Championship Football Games, you hear about with Navy Seal Teams and you can certainly feel it in America’s Corporate Board Rooms.

Change is Natural - Why All the Fear Over Change Management?

The only thing that is constant in the Universe is change and so with that said why all the fear these days over change management? It seems corporate executives are a bunch of wusses sometimes and afraid to make a decision.

Change Management; A Buzz Word is All It is

When we talk about change management we hear management experts go on and on about how the dynamics of leadership works in the realm of the human innate characteristics and primate politics. And yet it is so simple really if these gurus of management will step back and study children playing in a sand box and watching what we call natural leadership, disruption, anti-social behavior and such.

Six Habits of Highly Effective Teams

Anyone who has spent time in software development organizations knows that some teams seem to achieve superhuman productivity, and some teams just can't seem to get anything done. I think that the ratio of productivity can be hundreds to one, no matter how you measure it. What is it about Highly Effective Teams that lets them make so much progress with so little effort? Here are some the characteristics of these super-teams.

Change Management and Smooth Transitions

For many corporations change management is a time of controversy and chaos and yet it need not be. Is all change management like this? No, those teams that understand change management also understand smooth transitions and they also understand the shadowing of those that are leaving and fostering of those who will be remaining in the division or department.

Efficiency Gaps During Change Management

A management team, which has worked together for a long period of time is much like a special team in the Armed Forces or a sports team. There is efficiency and organizational capital, which has been nurtured for years. However, sometimes things change and there will be a need for one of the executives to go to another division or department or set up another offshoot for the company.

Change Management and Over Regulations Causing Chaos

There are more and more top executives in Corporations calling it quits. Indeed this gives rise to the next generations to move up the ladder, unfortunately when we look at the cause of all these departures we see some huge problems. Namely all this change management is being caused by over regulation such as Sarbanes Oxley and CEOs realize that they will be hung out to dry if a mistake is made and find themselves in litigation or worse in Prison.

Looking Back

There is a marked difference between the quick-service companies that are celebrating an anniversary this year and the foodservice products that are doing the same. To wit, little has changed about the Tater Tot since it first appeared in grocery stores 50 years ago. Quite a bit has changed at Burger King during that same time span.

An Educational Process for Change and Improvement Efforts

Once a management team has established a change and improvement plan, there are many ways to help everyone in the organization understand what's going on and why. These include one-on-one discussions, group presentations, workshops or seminars, videos, printed materials, and the like.

One of the Most Conservative Organizations in the World

If you want to know more about innovation, it is sometimes useful to observe other organizations. To dig into the world of those organizations that are quite the opposite of innovation and learn more about those forces that are required to conserve. And not without a reason...

Change Management and the Psychology of Change Considered

Change Management problems at the executive level are fascinating but should never be unexpected. Why you ask? Well humans do not like change, they always move for the status quo over change when allowed to choose. Unfortunately, change is a universal constant and it will forever have to be dealt with in all aspects of the life experience you see? Change Management and the Psychology of Change needs to be considered when discussing these issues in Modern Day Corporations.

How Long Are You Going To Put Up With It?

These days we're meeting a lot of people with a particularly frustrating problem: their business is in a constant state of crisis. We're talking about when making the numbers always turns into a frantic sprint to the finish - and you have no real time to recover before you're in the middle of the next sprint. What can you do about this?

Changing Behaviour; Lessons from Safety Training

Changing people's behaviour with regard to safety is a time consuming, difficult business. General training does not have the immediate and emotional rewards of safety training. Changing people's behaviour without those rewards is even more difficult. The lessons that organisations have learnt in making safety training effective are, therefore, all the more instructional for general training.