The change process doesn’t end when the last piece has been implemented. Successful change initiatives require maintenance to sustain the positive results. As John Kotter states in his article Our Iceberg is melting: Make it stick. Create a new culture. Hold onto the new ways of behaving, and make sure they succeed, until they become [...]
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Tools for Change: Systems and Structures Action Plan
Posted in Business, tagged change management, Kotter, Sustaining Change, tools on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Success in the Corporate World – Part 1 the Basics
Posted in Business, Productivity, Reference, Technology, Tips, Uncategorized on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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There seems to be a lot of people looking for tips on getting ahead in the corporate world. While I may not be a Stephen Covey, I have picked up a few things over the years that may help you.
Confidence
I really think the most important thing you can [...]
Tools for Change: Affinity Diagram
Posted in Business on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Affinity Diagram
In business we are often faced with understanding problems and challenges that face our organization. Often these challenges are not clearly identified and need to be coaxed into clarity. A series of tools are available for helping to improve processes. These tools, fourteen in all, were defined [...]
Organizational Change: Readiness Assessment
Posted in Business, Reference, Tips, Uncategorized, tagged assessment, Business, change, change management, management, mba, organizational change, readiness assessment, templates, tools on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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When addressing the topic of change within an organization, leaders need to start the process on the right foot. Many change initiatives fail due to poor initial planning. As with any initiative you may face, one of the firsts step should be to assess the situation. Taking [...]
Give yourself a promotion, no one else will.
Posted in Business, Productivity, Reference, Technology, Tips, tagged Business, career, corporate ladder, leadership, training on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Are you happy with your current position in your company? No, what are you doing about it? I hear people complaining way too often that they are unhappy with their work and for whatever reason they put up with it. The overwhelming reason is that people are waiting [...]
Enabling Change: IT Impact of Kotter’s 8 Steps
Posted in Business on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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In the IT sector there are a variety of forces both internal and external that drive the need for change. First and foremost the speed of technological change such as new product innovations and advancements in existing technologies, creates new opportunities as well as threats to organizations. [...]
Tools For Change: Force Field Analysis
Posted in Business on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Recently I reviewed the Force Field Analysis technique as a method of identifying various impacts on change initiatives. It was a useful experience and very easy to use.
Taking a high-level view the forces for and against an issue can be a rather quick exercise to get a [...]