While many of us are probably happy to have survived the year 2020, many people around the world are still facing restrictions imposed by the global pandemic that may be causing us continued stress. So, it can be easy to…
Change occurs at 3 levels of our lives: societal, organizational, and personal. The world news is filled with stories of societal change that we hear daily—the impact of Covid-19, political elections, public unrest, natural disasters, global warming and the economic…
Moving to a hybrid approach to managing projects can be very effective. However, to optimize the benefits, it’s important to invest in training for Agile and managing the cultural changes to accommodate it. Agile seems daunting to those project managers…
Solving today’s productivity puzzle is the key to countering the big challenges facing many organizations including an aging workforce, strained government budgets, inequality and threats to the environment. “Productivity is the ultimate engine of growth in the global economy” said…
Current economics is a powerful driver for change within our organizations. Change because there’s a new direction, new governments, new economic realities and so on. We know we have to change but what’s missing is how to manage the change…
If you are looking for an engaging and fun way to spark innovation among employees you will like this idea that I call; “Lion’s Den.” This interesting employee event is loosely built on the concept of the television shows, “Shark’s…
Leading transformational organizational change is a major initiative that requires good planning. Start by creating a business case for the change that illustrated leadership’s commitment and demonstrates the relevance to employees. Change leaders must diagnose the scope of change accurately…
Background People freely choose to make major life changes every day. We move, get married, start families, face challenges, change jobs, learn new technologies, develop new skills and so on. Not all of these changes are smooth but most of…
Overview Many organizations recognize a need to change their culture, the environment in which their staff work and the actual work that their staff perform. All of this to ensure that their changing customer requirements are continually being met and…
This is the true story of two organizations that have recently undergone significant change. Economics forced them to re-examine their key business processes and staff allocations in order to continue to survive and hopefully grow. One organization succeeded with their…
