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Recently we’ve had a lot of interest from the public sector and because of this we’ve decided to get involved with the upcoming event, Managing Change, which takes place next Wednesday 7 December at the Barbican in London.
Managing Change is an event for the public sector that is focused on delivering reform effectively. We will [...]
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Many thanks to all who participated in our recent webinar, “A C-suite guide to building organisational change capability.”
In case you missed it, would like to watch it again or share with colleagues, the recorded webinar is now available online. It explores key challenges facing senior executives tasked with managing change in today’s increasingly complex and volatile business environment [...]
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An increasing complex and volatile business environment has put the need to manage change more effectively at the centre of the agenda for many organisations.
Join us as we consider some of the key challenges facing senior executives at this time, including;
why the effective management of change at a strategic level is a key business issue
review [...]
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There is a supposedly true story about the results of some research into animal behaviour that perfectly illustrates the primary challenge we face with cultural change.
In the study the monkeys show that culture is made up of three elements:
behaviour
known rules
hidden rules
In organisational culture, the same three elements are found.
To learn more about this study and how [...]
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Helping people adapt to change is best done by middle and front-line managers – who we call local sponsors.
They need to:
ask people
involve people
and start the communication from where people are, not where they want them to be.
All of these things are very important during change projects, but when seeking to sustain personal performance there are [...]
Posted by jenniferkreger on June 21st, 2011Filed under: Change Management, Employee Engagement, Organisational Change, Personal Adaptability, Resilience, Resistance | No Comments »
Changefirst is pleased to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with leading organisational change management and training company Dextera in the Latin American market. Under the terms of the deal, Dextera will represent Changefirst in Latin America by providing consultancy, training, workshops and certification in PCI (People Centred Implementation) [...]
Posted by jenniferkreger on June 15th, 2011Filed under: Change Management, Organisational Change | No Comments »
It is interesting how some people when faced with disruptive situations tend to “bounce back” while others tend to flounder. Both groups will experience the same fear and apprehension when faced with change, but one group will recover more quickly through its ability to adapt, cope and maintain results.
By using a simple process of AID:
Assessment
Interpretation
Decision
You [...]
Posted by jenniferkreger on June 10th, 2011Filed under: Change Management, Organisational Change, Resilience | No Comments »
We are looking to explore the role of the change agent in more detail. We would very much appreciate if you could spare 5 minutes to complete our online survey by Friday 13 May.
As experienced change practitioners we want to explore the key challenges you face in your role. What skills and abilities [...]
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While a number of surveys and expert reports have shown that a lack of effective leadership is the biggest obstacle to successful change management initiatives, it’s not sufficient to simply point the finger of blame at the top ranks of organisations. Senior managers may be suffering their own change challenges, struggling with their personal resilience [...]
Posted by jenniferkreger on April 8th, 2011Filed under: Change Management Training, Change management tools, Leadership, Organisational Change | No Comments »
Sometimes ideas and directives are handed down from executives like proverbial hot potatoes.
As soon as the hot potato is offloaded the sponsor will disappear and can be hard to pin down.
However, effective change is only possible when the sponsors of the change are actively
involved in the change and their commitment is clear to others.
It’s an [...]
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