Strategies For Managing Change

The Current State Of Change Management In The UK

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:58:16 PDT

The current state of change management in the UK is currently reactive to issues that show up on the board's radar rather than driven by any strategic intent or innovation. This, and the following...

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Resistance to Change - Overcoming it by Working With Informal Networks

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:10:15 PDT

Resistance to change is the inevitable consequence when management do not recognise the people dimension of change and when management do not employ change processes, and change management techniques...

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Resistance to Change - Understanding the Critical Disconnects - Where They Are and How They Arise

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:10:15 PDT

Resistance to change and dealing with resistance to change is a subject about which much has been written and it remains a recurring subject in comments and questions posted on my website and about...

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Resistance to Change - Working With Supportive Sub-Cultures to Overcome It

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:26:52 PDT

Resistance to change is the inevitable consequence when senior management overlook the people related issues that are crucial to success, but there is a further, closely related, reason and that is...

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Change Management - What is the Appropriate Leadership Response to Change?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:49:32 PDT

Historically, in times of recession and economic slow down, the organisational response has been "slash and burn" on costs, and to focus on and streamline business processes to squeeze out ever...

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Change Management - Harnessing the Energy

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:21:43 PDT

Traditional approaches to change management have been based around the principles of Newtonian physics and in particular the 3 laws of motion which, broadly stated, suggest that things don't change...

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Change Management - Survival of the Most Responsive

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:20:07 PDT

Charles Darwin famously said that: "It isn't the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones who are most responsive to change" Any organisation whose...

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Change Management - The Horror of it All

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:20:07 PDT

The failure rate of all significant change initiatives is approximately 70%. A recent reader of an article on my website challenged me re the source of that often quoted statistic. Here is a brief...

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Change Management - Don't Confuse the Map With the Territory

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:15:19 PDT

The ability to exercise intellectual intelligence and think in terms of abstract concepts and models is extremely useful in change management. This can be thought of in terms of the conceptual "map"...

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Leading Change - Leading People Through Change in Difficult Times

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:08:15 PDT

According to John Kotter, in a recent interview in "Management Consulting News", many organisations are now much better at managing and guiding change. But unfortunately the current rate of change...

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Change Management - Strategies For Managing Change - A Practitioners Masterclass

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:38:44 PDT

"One key reason why implementation fails is that practicing executives, managers and supervisors do not have... a good understanding of the multiple factors that must be addressed, often...

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Change Management - Strategies For Managing Change - A Practitioners Quick Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:38:44 PDT

Before proceeding with a proposed change initiative, you need to be very clear about this: # The organisational need for the change # The specifics of what will change # The benefits of the...

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Managing Transitions - 3 Guidelines To Successful Change Management

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:27:46 PDT

Change is an emotional business. The failure to address the human impacts of change is at the root of most failed change initiatives. It is not enough just to "manage" change; people need to be led...

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Leading Change - The Man in the Mirror

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:46:39 PDT

"I'm starting with the man in the mirror I'm asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer Take a look at yourself and then make a change" [ Michael Jackson] By...

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Practitioners Masterclass - Leading Your People Through Change, Putting it All Together

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:02:06 PDT

The full title for this article is "Practitioners Masterclass - Leading your people through change, putting it all together and managing the whole messy business". That last bit is important...

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Motivation in the Workplace - People Are Motivated When They Are Inspired

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:43:14 PDT

To understand motivation in the workplace from a change management perspective, we need to be aware of the context in which this takes place. In the current economic climate, the key drivers for...

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Noetic Sciences - What is Noetic Science and Why is it Important to Change Management?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:55:50 PDT

According to The Institute of Noetic Sciences - founded by former Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell - Noetic Science is "the exploration into the nature and potentials of consciousness using...

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Myers Briggs - Most People Don't Think Like You Do - Why This Matters in Change Management

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:07:15 PDT

The Myers Briggs [personality or psychological] Type Indicators are based on the theories of Carl Jung, which he developed to attempt to explain the differences between normal healthy people. Based...

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Maslow Theory of Motivation - The Basis of Successful Change Management

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:07:15 PDT

The Maslow Theory of Motivation also known as "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" model was developed between 1943-1954, and first widely published in "Motivation and Personality" in 1954. Starting from...

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ERG Motivation Theory - Refines Maslow and 3 Key Applications to Change Management

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:07:15 PDT

Clayton Alderfer developed ERG Theory and simplified Maslow's hierarchy of needs into a shorter set of three needs: Existence, Relatedness and Growth ['ERG']. - Existence - At the basic level is...

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Herzberg Motivation Theory - How Hygienic is Your Change Management Initiative?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:09:46 PDT

Frederick Herzberg's Hygiene Theory [also known as Two Factor Theory] concludes that certain factors - "motivators" - in the workplace result in job satisfaction; factors such as challenging work,...

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Acquired Needs Theory - Goal Seeking Achievers - Key to a Change Initiative

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:09:46 PDT

Acquired Needs Theory describes three types of motivational needs: Achievement, Authority and Affiliation. These were first identified and described and by David McClelland in "The Achieving...

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What is Project Management? What Value Does it Add to Change Management?

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:30:44 PDT

What is project management? At root, it is a management process that can be applied to any initiative large or small that must deliver within a certain timeframe and cost, in order to meet specific...

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Transformational Leadership - How to Successfully Lead People Through Change

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:02:58 PDT

Transformational leadership theories are based on the idea of some form of collaborative greater good. These are are qualities that are needed in change management. The effect of these qualities on...

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Leadership Characteristics - The 5 Practices of Excellent Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Warrilow) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:02:58 PDT

Leadership characteristics are extremely relevant as this is the first of three key success factors in change management. They have been extensively researched by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Their...

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