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The body of human knowledge is expanding all the time. Learning, sharing and building on that knowledge is the energy that drives the human race forward as we reach for greater things. Alongside helping our clients, we try to find some time to reflect on those things that we have learnt along the way. We love to hear about your experience too, so please do get involved in the discussion.
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The Secret to Making Organisational Change Feel Less Overwhelming
After the global events of recent years, it’s no wonder many of us are likely to think of change as a fast-paced sprint that can be unpredictable, unplanned and overwhelming. However a focus on certain core principles can be the key to ensuring that the change is an overwhelming success rather than just overwhelming!
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Seventy Years of Change – Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Twenty-five years ago, as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations, Queen Elizabeth addressed Parliament and said “Change is a constant, managing it has become an expanding discipline. The way we embrace it defines our future.”…
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Why Change Now?
In the digital age, change is a journey, not a destination. Nobody wants their organisation to be the next Blockbuster, Kodak or Nokia so how do some businesses stay ahead of the curve while others lag behind?
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Organisational Change Readiness Assessment
When done in the right way, change can deliver rapid value for the organisation whilst also contributing positively to the wellbeing of the people involved. Organisational change readiness helps us to understand how those involved in or affected by a change are feeling about it. From those insights we can then take steps to make the change easier for everyone.
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The biggest problem with communication…
Effective communication is essential when implementing organisational change, so how can we make sure our communication strategy is a success?
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Improving employee engagement
Employees make decisions, take actions and behave in ways that impact our businesses, other employees, customers and other stakeholders. Their level of engagement is therefore critical to business performance and agility in the face of change.
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How to make Transformational Change
What is transformational change and how can we give ourselves the best possible chance of a successful outcome? We’ve answered some of the more common questions that we get asked.
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Why Lean Principles are Only Part of the Story
Whether it’s a large Lean transformation initiative or a rapid improvement event, it’s very easy to focus on getting to the end state solution design and, in doing so, to miss the point completely.
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If we Want Change to Happen, Incentivise it
When incentives and subsidies are aligned to the behaviours we want it’s far more likely that change will happen.
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How to Engage Stakeholders in your Change
The essence of change management is engaging all the stakeholders in the change. Here are some tips on how to achieve that.