How does stuff happen? Who decides that a specific problem or challenge needs attention? Who identifies it as a problem in the first place? Who decides what direction to take to solve the problem? Who guides the effort through a … Read the rest ...
Tag Archives: change management
Now We Can See Why a Change Management Mindset Really Matters
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.
– Peter Drucker
I expect most of us are viewing the COVID-19 second wave with some trepidation. When and how will … Read the rest ...
Lessons from Small Projects Are Scalable
According to a 2012 Gartner study, “Small is beautiful — or at least small projects are easier to manage and execute. The failure rate of large IT projects with budgets exceeding $1 million was found to be almost 50% higher … Read the rest ...
Change Management Lessons from Brexit
On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to withdraw from the European Union (EU). The referendum, called by Prime Minister David Cameron, produced a 52% to 48% win for the Leave side. Tellingly, the campaign has been dubbed … Read the rest ...
The Wonders of Wishful Thinking
Mergers and acquisitions are fraught, invariably, with peril. Wharton accounting professor Robert Holthausen, who teaches courses on M&A strategy, says that researchers estimate the range for failure is between 50% and 80%. Roger L. Martin stated in a recent Harvard … Read the rest ...
The Four Pillars of Successful Change Management
Too often, a change initiative only reflects the needs and aspirations of the initiators. When that happens, perils and pitfalls await the unsuspecting.
In this post, we’ll look at the repercussions a retailer experienced when it decided to move its … Read the rest ...
Sometimes Agile Isn’t
Agile practices were around well before 2001, when the Agile Software Development Manifesto was proclaimed as a different and better way of delivering software solutions. Now the term is everywhere – agile management, agile teams, agile organizations, agile technology… That … Read the rest ...
Tenacity Can Achieve Miracles
You’ve heard the saying “once bitten, twice shy”. It means that someone who has encountered difficulty or a setback will be more careful the next time around, or avoid the situation altogether. Sometimes that’s a wise course of action. However, … Read the rest ...