Featured Change Management Posts
On Taking the Time to Do Change Management Right
Good change management does not always increase the quality of project deliverables, but it does increase stakeholder support for them.
That Place is a Bad Venue
A good concert venue is like good organizational change management; both hopefully escort you seamlessly to a new reality.
Recent Change Management Posts
On Taking the Time to Do Change Management Right
Good change management does not always increase the quality of project deliverables, but it does increase stakeholder support for them.
That Place is a Bad Venue
A good concert venue is like good organizational change management; both hopefully escort you seamlessly to a new reality.
When Experience Matters
Some consulting work can be successfully accomplished without extensive employment experience; change management consulting work cannot.
All Change Management Posts
On Taking the Time to Do Change Management Right
Good change management does not always increase the quality of project deliverables, but it does increase stakeholder support for them.
That Place is a Bad Venue
A good concert venue is like good organizational change management; both hopefully escort you seamlessly to a new reality.
When Experience Matters
Some consulting work can be successfully accomplished without extensive employment experience; change management consulting work cannot.
On the Selflessness of Selfishness
Staff who refuse to work unrealistically long hours should feel good about themselves for helping to stop the perpetuation of coercive and exploitative work environments.
Change Management Is Not a Cure-All
Even the best change management cannot make up for poor project management and bad process and system design.
Why Have I Never
The work of C-suite executives seems to be the perfect area to focus process improvement projects, but have you ever heard of anyone actually doing such a project?
The Importance of Leadership Alignment
Successful change initiatives require organizational leaders to be aligned on the initiative’s level of importance.
The Chess Game of Project Communications
The phases of a project’s communications effort mirror those of a chess match. If the project team plays its pieces well, all stakeholders will win.
The Project Timeline as a Change Management Communication
A project timeline is typically not considered a change management communication, even though it is a clear statement of a project team’s priorities.
Do Not Sell Your Organization’s Soul to Technology
The best organizations have a soul. The wrong technology can kill it.
The Case for Inefficient Communication
Support for organizational changes is primarily based on emotion, and it takes more than a few bullet points of information about the benefits and risks of a change to elicit an emotional response.
Rules Should Not Apply
Project teams working on critical initiatives often need to break a few organizational rules to be effective.