Lack of Discipline with Executive Management

We sure seem to see a sense of entitlement of the graduating classes of MBA Students. You know they just think they know everything. Having done much public speaking on the subject of business, management and marketing I was always completely under whelmed at the questions that these business students would ask me.

Adapting to Change is Equally Important as Adopting Change

Change isn’t just a matter of doing things differently. It has to do with the trust the employees have in the management to know that the alteration will be an improvement.

ROI Re-examined

This article describes the many benefits to corporations willing to adopt a culture of innovation

Change Management Disruptions of Your Competitors

We have all heard a lot about change management and it seems to be a buzzword that is being kicked around in management schools at top universities. Change management interruptions can cause chaos in a Corporation and it is this reason that Change Management is discussed in case studies at MBA schools.

Change Management Utilizes Beliefs Statements as Effective Tools for Change

To manage change requires rethinking our thoughts. One of the more popular tools is an affirmation statement. Yet, is this statement really an affirmation or is it something much more? Read how to better use this tool to realize the change management and self-improvement that you desire for your business or yourself.

Organizational Change: Mission Impossible?

Many factors such as globalization, technological advances, deregulation, privatization, mergers or acquisitions coupled with a movement of labor-intensive projects to less expensive locations and changing customer demands are forcing organizations to constantly review their purpose, vision and future strategy.

Coping With Change in Your Workplace - Be Proactive, Not Reactive

Be proactive and not reactive when it comes to change. Think of all the disruptions that can happen in your workplace and you'll be better prepared to deal with changes in your workplace.

Obstacles to Lasting Change

Change is the key to our success and to our financial future. Often in our own lives, however, change is something we fiercely resist. We can only become who we want to become through change.

Project Management Consulting: Change Doesn't Have To Be Painful

One constant in any field during the digital age is that change is constant. This has been said so much that it's almost cliche nowadays. The question is what, if anything, are you and your organization doing about it.

Leadership: What the Past Can Teach Us Today

When you look around the corporate landscape today, you see plenty of highly paid executives. These men and women are obviously all smart, hard working and powerful. But do they have the key leadership attributes of the greatest men and women in history?

Who Designed That?

Ask the people in your company in sales, service, and support to tell you what really bothers them the most about the way new products are launched at your company. You may be wasting huge amounts of money in poor sales performance, larger than expected service and support costs, and out of control operations or information technology infrastructure. Get sales, service, operations, and support involved up front in the product planning process and get your business back on track.

You Announced Your New Strategy - Now What?

How many times have you announced a big strategy or organization change and just when you thought it was working it becomes obvious the change didn't happen? You've got everyone in the company talking about it - but what happened? A common mistake that many leaders make is to announce the change, hear the instant positive feedback (ignore the naysayer's input) and assume that the organization will take it from there.

Think Big, Start Small

Some of today's flourishing companies started in garages, bedrooms or living rooms. If you think that your small home-based business will stay that way, draw inspiration from some of these entrepreneurs and start thinking big!

Change Management: Clear, Strong Goals

If your team is lacking in productivity and performance then as a leader, check your organisation's goals. Are they clear, singular, numeric, time based and audacious, with supporting short-term goals? Have you communicated the goals persistently and consistently? Are you using performance management to ensure that you have a team with the right behaviour, skills and knowledge to achieve the goals? If not, the problem may not be your team, it may be you.

Diversity Management

The myth of diversity has been created by the companies and their diversity managers but diversity management is not a myth itself. But diversity myth and diversity management numerous failures are not workable in modern business and human resources management.