Recently I have been involved in a visioning process and it reminded of the most common problem that occurs in organizations as they attempt to match their reality with their desires. Hours can be spent setting a vision, supporting it with a mission and checking it for validity against our values. Usually everyone will enthusiastically… Continue reading »
Oct
05
The Last Words on Winning During Change. Change – part 5 Final
The last words on change (for now) consists of a quick 8 questions to ask yourself to ensure you can win during change. The “survive or thrive” checklist 1. Have you given yourself time to think and analyze the new situation (reality) thoroughly calmly and properly? 2. Are you able to ensure you can avoid… Continue reading »
Sep
28
Change Part 4 – Strategies to Win During Change
The Role of Learning Seeing life as a continuous learning experience plus being prepared to change our attitude and to let go of our proven ‘norms’ will not only help us overcome our fear, it will prepare us to deal with a new reality. Example; how many people for years worried about the cold war.… Continue reading »
Sep
26
Change part 3: Reasons for Resistance
Having facilitated a “leading change” course for some years now I have come to realise that the implementation of change, in most cases, is badly handled at best and a total disaster at worst. There are of course many individual motivations and emotional reasons that people resist change however there are also a lot of… Continue reading »
Sep
23
CHANGE (part 2), THE BIGGEST RISK, NON-INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FEAR
Where does the fear of change come from? The fear of change comes from our natural suspicion of the unknown or of things we don’t understand. As youngsters we develop techniques to protect ourselves and over time we develop our “success formula”. This formula comprises standards of behaviour or perspectives on situations that we learn… Continue reading »
Aug
07
Presidents, Leaders, Change and Hardwired Humans
I watched in amazement as the president of a charity organization resigned three weeks into his term. The issue that has bought him to this course of action was his difficulty in instigating a change process. A new vision statement had been drawn up and he was seeking “buy in” from the group. He was,… Continue reading »
Dec
08
Change is Inevitable; Winning During Change is Possible – 6 Rules
1. The first step is to acknowledge that things continually change. Obvious you may say, however many of us seem to believe life is stable, secure, constant and what was (or is) can be maintained into the future. Much of the trouble in the world is caused I suggest by groups that try hard (sometimes… Continue reading »
Dec
01
Brainstorming: A Quick Guide and Sample Brainstorming Method
Brainstorming is technique used to generate a large number of ideas quickly. There are a variety of methods that can be used and a number of basic concepts to follow. . Each member of a group, may be invited to put forward ideas concerning a problem under consideration. . Wild ideas are safe to offer,… Continue reading »
Nov
04
Questions Managers Must Ask WHY BUSINESSES FAIL – 3
Poor sales performance is a major contributor to the demise of many. Obvious on the surface however, what’s the problem? Changes in the market place, technological advances, disruption of key relationships, over dependence on one customer or key product and poor sales planning are all major contributors to failure. Two critical planning issues are, quantity… Continue reading »
Sep
05
20 Keys to Winning in Periods of Rapid Change
The first thing we must do is acknowledge that things continually change. Simple and obvious perhaps however many will delude themselves into believing life is stable, secure and constant and that maintenance of the status-quo is worth investing the energy in, in order to maintain that position. Once change is accepted as a constant and… Continue reading »
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