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Innovation and Change: Breaking the Rules By : Karim Jaude While great leaders in the world might seem to have little in common, they all excel at turning every team members talent into palpable performance The Critical Steps To Implementing An Idea For Your Organization By : Bill Sifflard Have you ever read a inspiring book or attended a seminar or sales conference, excited to return back to work with tons of new ideas that you know will have a positive impact on the future profitability of your business? The problem is six months later none of those ideas that you knew would make you more money and grow your business have been implemented or were tried, deemed a failure by your team, abandoned and quickly forgotten. How to Avoid the Mistakes Most Change Leaders Make By : Phillip Ralph Two-thirds of all change initiatives fail. This is a sobering fact for managers and leaders in organizations. A case-in-point is a senior executive who needed to change the organization's culture to meet the needs of the newly developed strategy. The strategy had been well thought out and the executive team they needed to execute it well to thrive and prosper in the future - perhaps even to survive. How to Cope with Job Loss By : Jennifer Howard PhD Because of the upheaval with companies and the drop of the Dow Jones, one of the big topics right now is job loss. We are living in tumultuous times and you or someone close to you may have lost their job and are feeling any number of emotions... 8 Tips to Embrace Change By : Successful people embrace change. They understand that everything around them changes, all of the time and they adapt accordingly. Although change can be exciting, it can also be fearful and a bit overwhelming. When change happens you have two choices: Accept it or resist it. The choice is yours. What is stopping you from reaching for that brass ring? Why Managers and Supervisors ARE NOT the Best Communicators During Times of Change By : Marcia Xenitelis Most of the programs fail to manage change within organizations...As managers & supervisors are not the best face to face communicators during times of change. The Value of Employee Engagement Surveys as Part of a Change Management Strategy By : Marcia Xenitelis If you just change the paradigm from budget cuts... to opportunities, growth and involvement your organization's business results will be your barometer of employee engagement... Change Management and Employee Communication Strategies By : Marcia Xenitelis The important message for any change program... when it comes to organizational change, is that employees need to be involved in the process to be truly engaged... Employee Communication: 6 Steps to Communicate Change By : Marcia Xenitelis If you employee communication strategy to communicate change focuses on stakeholder communication plans, an intranet site, CEO forums and Staff Information Bulletins via email stop right there. You efforts are focused on information, not communication and the likelihood of engaging employees in change is remote Leading Change... Don't Impose Your Will... Give Them a Reason for Change By : Gregory Covey Leading change in a world that is always changing is a much needed skill. Not all those that are included in the change want to be a part of it. There are ways to help reduce the stress. Learn of one experience that I had in this process. Two Essential Leadership Strategies for Changing Company Culture By : Jacqueline Moore We can learn some interesting lessons about how to change corporate culture from what the big banks are doing in response to the global credit cruch and financial scandals How to Win at Leading Change By : Steven Sonsino What happens when you want to introduce change in your business? Does the top team spend weeks on meetings and memos, call the staff to a big meeting, announce the change with an impressive array of PowerPoint slides, only for the employees to file out whispering 'here we go again'? Leadership Principles to Live By During Times of Change By : Bea Fields In this article, you will learn five of the most important skills leaders and teams will need to embrace in order to thrive in a changing world. Successful Transition Planning By : Cindy Swiantek Change is not easy for most, but it can become more tolerable when managed. This article discusses ways to take charge of changes in your life and build toward something better. FEAR KILLS CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION By : Dr. Dewett This article discusses the essential of leading for creativity and innovation. Change is Not Always the Bad Guy By : IC Briggs When clouds roll in and thunder is heard in the distance, it is an indication of change in weather patterns. Just as with weather, change can be indicators of storms presenting unexpected and chaotic measures. These changes can bring uncertainty, conflict, and confusion. Is change a bad thing? At the time change may not appear as a good thing but the end result from change may not be a bad thing. Go from Seeing an Opportunity to Becoming a Breakthrough Leader By : Donald Mitchell Low-profile change often works better than high-profile change, but it's had to persuade CEOs of that. In this article, I explain what leaders must do to achieve breakthroughs. Alternative Thinking Counts - 5 Leadership Steps to Conquering FEAR of Change By : Wesley Ford Is your business paralyzed by fear of change? Learn the 5 leadership steps to conquering FEAR of change. How To Prevent Change Management From Going Wrong By : Derek Both Strangely enough, the best way to ensure successful change management is to know what to do wrong. This is because if you know what the wrong way is, you will know what not to do. How Change Management Works By : Derek Both Change management can be a very effective tool for any business when used effectively. How people respond to change By : Pam Kennett Managing change is a given in today's world. As a manager of change, understanding people's reaction to change will enable you to prepare and plan your communication through the change lifecycle. How To Manage Change Effectively By : Derek Both Change management can be difficult to enforce in any kind of business because everyone is used to a certain way of doing things. Tips For Change Management By : Derek Both Change management is something that nearly every company should have considered at one point or another. What Is Change Management? By : Derek Both How a company is managed is very important and can be the difference between a successful company and a not so successful company. Employee Communication: 5 Ways Leaders Can Communicate Change By : Marcia Xenitelis A good communicator as a CEO is critical to impact the culture of an organization in a positive way… here are 5 ways to ensure a CEO can communicate with employees & achieve positive outcomes each time. Moving On: A Guide to Making the Most of Changes By : Cindy Swiantek Dealing with change can be challenging. This article discusses ways to deal with change to help you make a smooth transition. Change without Resistance By : Chris Henderson This article outlines the causes of resistance to change and what can be done to try and lessen the resistance. If you are experiencing resistance to change within your organisation or are facing a period of change in the future, this article could really help you. Methods discussed include Appreciative Inquiry, coaching and relationship support. Leading The Strategic Changes By : CJ Williams This article is designed to provide guidance for executives, managers, and specialists, who are involved in leading the strategic direction of their organisations. In this article we consider the manner in which they should lead as the strategic plan is implemented and as it establishes new working practices and supports the reshaping of the organisational culture. Change is The Only Constant. Here's How to Master It! By : Joe Farcht Change surrounds us and is unrelenting. All a person needs to do is walk into an electronics store and survey all the new gadgets available for purchase. We are constantly bombarded by advertising and marketing telling us of the improvements and benefits of new products and services. Managing Change and Negative Repercussions By : CJ Williams The following article offer guidance on the most common negative repercussions faced by the leaders of change, and end with recommendations for reducing the amount and the impact of these. Strategies for Leading Through Change By : Bea Fields and Carol Dickson Carr Change efforts are delicate, and they require finesse . . . they can’t be taken lightly, and they must be communicated from the top to the bottom of the organization. These 3 very important strategies can support you in making each change initiative much easier for both you and your team. The Three Greatest Barriers to Organizational Change By : Gayla Hodges Many businesses make significant strategic changes in their organizations from time to time. Organizational Change Expert Gayla Hodges, reveals the three greatest barriers to organizational change and why they can completely undermine business strategy if handled incorrectly. Successfully Managing Change By : Andrew Cox Every successful change process follows the same Four Stages, and within those Four Stages certain conditions will maximize the possibility of success. Successfully manage change in your enterprise by planning for the Four Stages and creating the conditions critical to success. Infusing Diversity Into Business Consciousness By : Stephen Campbell Diversity affects the bottom line of organization and its effects are seen to find its way into the marketing organization, the this in turn has an impact on the company's products and services and in turn the marketing channels and marketing categories which these products are classified in. Small Business Change Management By : Luis Luarca This article briefly discusses managing change in your business and some thoughts on how to bring 'sticky' change to business. How To Manage Change At Work By : SEAN MCPHEAT In this article you will learn how manage change in the workplace. To learn more read on Setting up Successful Performance Improvement Initiatives By : Mike McIntyre This article outlines seven essential steps to setting up a successful performance improvement initiative. Is every Manager a Leader? By : Marcia Granger As a Manager, make sure you are a Leader as well Making a Radical Change: It Just Might Be You By : Chip Eichelberger Changing our behavior to achieve better results is the most important challenge we face in trying to compete in this chaotic world. Subtle changes take too long. Explore how you can make a radical change. Building A Learning Organisation By : Sandro Azzopardi A learning organisation produces a flexible organisation where people will accept and adapt to new ideas and change through shared vision. Delight in Discomfort By : Lee Colan How to practically improve yourself and your team by getting comfortable with discomfort. The Devil Is In The Details...Of Change By : Dutch Holland We have all heard about the importance of getting all the details taken care of and getting them handled right. That’s true for wills, contracts, recipes, blueprints and lots of other things. One subject, however, really needs to have attention to detail but it rarely happens. Moving an organization from “doing things one way to doing things another” is a “details job.” Delegate, Delegate, Delegate … Not in My Big Change By : Dutch Holland Believe it or not, delegation consistently turns up on the list of failure factors for the big change maneuvers that we call Red Zones, from reengineering to big system implementations, from mergers to culture changes. (Red Zone is our term for a big change … a “make it big or break it bad” change) Leading Through Change By : Kimberly King Change is a part of everyone's life. It is even harder to cope with change when you are expected to assist others through the change process as a leader. You're having your own struggles and yet you must be a strong mentor to others. Here's how to lead others through change while adapting yourself. Consultants: What Can They Do For Your Business? By : Sarah Deak When a business is just starting up or in the midst of significant change, one of the best ways address new challenges is by hiring a consultant. Consultants are brought into companies that are in need of a helping hand during times of trouble or opportunity. Adapting to Change is Equally Important as Adopting Change By : Tony Jacowski Change isn’t just a matter of doing things differently. It has to do with the trust the employees have in the management to know that the alteration will be an improvement. Managing Technology Risks...Using Industrial-Strength Change Management By : Dutch Holland Often, an IT group will be chastised because a new technology inserted into the company did not provide the business benefits that were promised. When this happens, the IT group is confused because the technology technically works just as advertised. However, upon further examination, we often discover that the user groups are not using the technology correctly (and sometimes not at all!). Program and Project Management: Two Critical Tools For Effective Organizational Change By : Dutch Holland Changing the way an organization works requires intense management. That needed management can be provided by two mature management disciplines that are not often used in a normal, run-the-business environment: Program and Project Management. Change Mastery: Lessons From A Theater Company By : Dutch Holland Today's employees have not yet accepted the mindset of professional actors who are fully responsible for their own performance in what will inevitably be a series of plays. Using a theater company as a metaphor allows us to define and assess change mastery for an individual in a work organization. New Trends In Business By : Tony Jacowski Trend watching helps companies by preparing them to adopt new trends in their field of business. The Secret to New Ideas By : Jon Weaver Discover the secret to finding new ideas. It could be millions of dollars in your pockets, a better widget -- whatever idea it is, THIS is the secret to finding it. How to Handle Change as a Powerful Leader! By : lee stemm Understand the 5 keys to personal change. You must change yourself first as you can not change others. However good leaders have the ability to influence others in a positive way. Sometimes you have to lead the way and set high standards of consistency, integrity and self discipline so that others want to model off you. Become the Leader that others want to follow. Dealing with Change and Change Management By : Robin Chandler This is a helpful document for those of you Dealing With Change issues at home or in your work life. It tries to help you think about Change Management as something you can work with rather than be the victim of Change Management: Finding the Order in Chaos By : James Hunt The term ‘change management’ tends to leave people in the dark, often seeming vague and somewhat mystical. “Does it have something to do with counting pennies... Run the Business / Change the Business – Dual Perspective Proves Key to Success By : Dutch Holland Change Management is a lot like heart surgery – the surgeon must keep the patient alive while the surgery is under way. Likewise, change managers must maintain the business at the very time they are engaged in changing that business. Many initiatives fail to appreciate the need for this dual perspective – at their peril! Managing Change In The Workplace By : Anna Johnson The Only Constant Is Change -- Here's How To Deal With It As A Manager Dealing with Change and Change Management By : Robin Chandler This is a helpful document for those of you Dealing With Change issues at home or in your work life. It tries to help you think about Change Management as something you can work with rather than be the victim of Lean Change: Applying Process Improvement to Change Management By : Dutch Holland For companies to thrive in today’s world of continuous change they must be continuously changing. If so, then change becomes a process constantly at work - just like any other business process they practice. And process improvement techniques - like Lean Manufacture - can be used to get really good at it. A Blindingly Stupid Example of Change Management By : Dutch Holland Organizations that attempt big change initiatives without thinking things through often look very foolish. This example of one typical snafu can teach a lot about managing change effectively. The Comfort Zone and its Near Neighbours By : Andrew Poole The comfort zone is the place we usually inhabit because it's, well, comfortable. A Heart-to-Heart Talk about Process and Change Management By : Dutch Holland Both process management and change management are hot topics today, but there seems to be a good deal of confusion about their definitions and relationship. This article uses an analogy of heart surgery to explain how they need to be used together in order for organizations to deliver improved business results.

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