Monthly Archives: July 2007
Managing Strategic Change – Beat the Odds with the Three R’s
By Mark E. Green According to IBM’s 2006 Global CEO Study, 80% of the 750 top CEOs and business leaders interviewed graded themselves as having been less than “highly successful” at executing strategic change. The issues precipitating change in businesses often include mergers / acquisitions, shifting markets and competitive conditions, stagnant internal culture and attitudes, … Continue reading
Managing Change – By Analysis of Rituals
By Hans Bool Rituals are an easy target when dealing with change; they are visible and provide an extra example of how the organization works. Therefore when including the analysis of rituals in a change program you will gain an extra source of control to manage the change. But what are rituals? Let’s have a … Continue reading
Spreading Best Practices – Get It Done, or Get It Right?
By Will Kenny When you discover a great new idea for your organization — a faster process, a better method, something that leads to higher quality products, enhanced customer service, or lower costs — you can’t wait to get the whole company to use the new approach. The benefits of adopting the new practice throughout … Continue reading