How change can improve sales training pt1
Austerity is here to stay (for a bit). It’s time to embrace change as an opportunity, says Arron Taylor. In these turbulent times, organisations are increasingly looking to employees to be more effective, make a greater contribution and have a bigger impact on the way that they work. With 33% of companies also changing their […]
Teflon change that doesn’t stick
How well does your company deal with change management? Patrick Mayfield has a few things to say on the subject. There was a time when change was something that you ‘controlled’ within a business, when only the real core business of delivering projects – the golden triangle of time, cost and quality was considered. The […]
The challenging nature of projects
Written by Joanne Miles, Managing Consultant, LSN In every sector, projects have become a fact of life – and yet project management processes are often not in place. There is an expectation that projects will deliver business change, improved performance, greater outcomes, without sufficient attention being paid to the skills and approaches that deliver such […]
What does ‘leadership’ mean in 2011?
As projects continue to become more complex and teams more virtual over the coming year, developing the leadership skills of project managers will become increasing crucial to success, experts have warned. But according to Informa’s ESI International, a project management training and consultancy house, a key challenge for organisations will be to clearly define […]
Welcome to change management
John Edmonds takes a look at how in reality, change can’t be wholly managed; it will emerge naturally once a strategy for change is in place. Have you ever tried to persuade a group of people to try something new, and failed, or been frustrated at how long it takes for people to get used […]
Training needs to change or risk irrelevance
Donald Taylor relects on how training is going through some much-needed changes. For a long time – possibly for too long – training was something that took place in the background of daily operations. It was something organisations felt obliged to do. That is, they felt obliged until things got bad and then, like other […]
Part 3: Organisational change – which model should I use?
In the third of his series on organisational change models, Larry Reynolds looks at the Nadler and Tushman congruence model. Human beings transform food and oxygen into energy and action. Organisations transform resources into products and services. If you want to understand how this works in humans, your guide is Gray’s anatomy: If you want […]
Leadership models: The change equation and the change curve
Part two in our series exploring the different models for organisational change Larry Reynolds disects the ‘change equation’ and the ‘change curve.’ In part two of this series we’ll be considering two of the most widely used approaches to change – the change equation and the change curve. The change equation was first articulated by […]
Organisational change: Which model should I use?
All organisations must change to survive, especially in today’s uncertain economic climate. But which approach to change is best? Larry Reynolds gives us the low-down. Whether its the change equation or the change curve, Kotter’s eight steps to Nadler and Tushman’s congruence model, systems theory or appreciative enquiry, there’s a bewildering panoply of orgnaisational change models to choose from. […]
The mindset for success
Senior managers, L&D teams and OD practitioners can all play a part in helping employees to improve their attitude and motivation, says Martin Addison. In a recent survey, we asked 400 line managers in UK organisations about the personal development needs of their staff. The managers responded that, to survive the downturn, people in their […]
How to: Ensure your organisational development initiative is successful
Why do so many organisational development initiatives fail, asks Mike Morrison? Change is serious and needs to be managed and cared for if you want to nurture success, he says. Why do so many organisational development initiates fail to deliver bottom line results? Indeed, many organisational development and improvement initiatives don’t just fail to add […]
Leading change in the public sector: making a difference
Petra Cook from the Chartered Management Institute looks atleading change in the public sector. Challenges of modernisationRunning public services is no longer about managing the status quo – it is about developing leaders at all levels. They need to be equipped to manage modernisation during a time of rising expectations and often-conflicting demands from […]
