Archive of Change Management

Leading Change: Mindset’s methodology for designing success from Day One! Thumbnail

Leading Change: Mindset’s methodology for designing success from Day One!

Moving to a shared service is fundamentally ‘transforming’ your internal back-of-house functions and therefore requires a change strategy that allows your organisation to design for success from Day One. Using the Mindset change methodology, we were able to provide attendees with useful insights in driving change as opposed to simply managing a project.

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Optimising Shared Services: What’s in it for you? Thumbnail

Optimising Shared Services: What’s in it for you?

In today’s market, both global and local markets are highly competitive and with the rise of inorganic growth (through acquisition) across the globe, organisations are constantly on the search for solutions to improve their operational efficiency.

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When Will CEOs Realise That the Soft Skills Are Actually the Hardest? Thumbnail

When Will CEOs Realise That the Soft Skills Are Actually the Hardest?

Change Management is one of the biggest barriers companies face when moving to a Shared Services or Outsourcing model. Many Australian companies are looking at business transformation initiatives such as these to achieve some level of organisational improvement. It may be the need to become more competitive on an international level; broader access to supply constrained skills; or the need to reduce costs and/or improve operational efficiencies.

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Agile Intelligence: Innovation is Speed

I recently heard a great presentation from Stuart McLean, CEO of Google Enterprise, who is based here in Australia. Several times Stuart said, “Innovation is speed.” This certainly supports my view of the world we live in and the challenges that both individuals and organisations face with accelerating change now the norm rather than the exception.

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…. and the resulting poor performance and culture it induces. Thumbnail

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…. and the resulting poor performance and culture it induces.

Globally, the market (yet again) is in a spin….what will 2012 be like? How will the European markets affect our economies and what exactly will happen there….will there be a collapse of the economy? Will someone come to their rescue? Will ‘they’ wisen up and change the way they manage their economy, culture and employment? And it’s not just Europe, what of the USA market? Will it experience another dramatic, yet predicted fall? Whatever the outcome, it will not be solved overnight so the reality is that we need to manage our economy and businesses the best we can and put in place strategies to counteract multiple situations.

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Is the next evolution of Change Management better integration with Project Management? Thumbnail

Is the next evolution of Change Management better integration with Project Management?

Where major projects are concerned, experience dictates that change management needs to be clearly articulated at the outset to maximise success and ensure a smooth transition to the new mode of operation, rather than added in as an afterthought or at a secondary stage.

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Dude, Business Planning Could Save You From a Wipe Out. Like, Totally. Thumbnail

Dude, Business Planning Could Save You From a Wipe Out. Like, Totally.

As a volunteer surf life saver I spend many hours on the beach watching what's going on. Over the years I have observed that those in the surf fall into two broad categories - those who move with the water, and those that are moved by the water. The really interesting difference between these two groups, is not their relative skill levels, but their level of self-awareness and ability to plan ahead.

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The Grounding of QANTAS: Courageous Leadership or Corporate Suicide? Thumbnail

The Grounding of QANTAS: Courageous Leadership or Corporate Suicide?

There is no doubt that Qantas’ CEO, Alan Joyce, and its board will be watching the results of the airline closely over the next few months. In my experience from a change perspective, courageous decisions by leaders are all too lacking in the current business environment. And, whether you agree with the decision to ground the airline or not, there can be little disagreement that this was indeed a courageous decision.

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Corporate Restructuring: Musical Chairs, Anyone? Thumbnail

Corporate Restructuring: Musical Chairs, Anyone?

People fear the words restructure or reorganisation. I like the analogy Ron Ashkenas uses when he says that reorganisation or corporate restructuring is often perceived as musical chairs by people in the workplace, with the end result being less people!

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