Get a free copy of the 250-page change manifesto Change is the Rule: Free Change Management Book Dutch Holland is principal and founder of Holland & Davis, a consulting firm specializing in helping clients implement change.
Essential Ingredient Direct Answers - Column for the week of September 15, 2003 I have a couple of questions for you. If a person no longer feels they love their spouse, is it time to divorce? Also, do you think a perso...... Similar Editorial : 33 Essential Year by Scott Frush. | Source : The Healing Heart
Traditional Bridal Shower Gifts The tradition of hosting a bridal shower for the bride to be grew out of a desire of the friends and family of the bride to get to know each other better, strengthen the bonds between new friends and...... Similar Editorial : Bridal Jewelry by samserio. | Source : Wedding Guide
Do Something Different - Travel By Train Traveling by train is a different and unique way of seeing the countryside that almost seems a part of an era long past. Back in the early part of the century train travel was the most common way of seeing the country, but in our era of cars and airplanes not as many people ride the train as once did...... Source : Travel Info
Overcome Inertia In Implementing Change The best laid plans of mice and men never seem to get implemented. A vexing question for anyone planning a change is, Will all this planning really make a difference?" Many quality or strategic planning teams find themselves hampered by the suspicion that it's all really an exercise in futility an... Similar Editorial : Implementing Microsoft CRM Setup by Andrew Karasev. | Source : Corporate Investments
The Devil Is In The Details...Of Change 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 ... Similar Editorial : Devil in Evolution by Jerry Richard Boone. | Source : Customer Service Tips
"Stand Up And Deliver" Leadership For Change Leaders must stand up and deliver if their companies are to be successful at organizational change. While the idea of "standing up and delivering" might be a no-brainer, the truth of the matter in our 30 years of experience is that leaders frequently are MIA (missing in action) in some key ways wh... Similar Editorial : Cant Stand The Heat by Brian Weiss. | Source : Leadership Tips
Delegate, Delegate, Delegate ... Not In My Big Change 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" chan... Similar Editorial : Delegate or Drown by Lorraine Pirihi. | Source : Good Customer Service
Dutch Disease Dutch Disease gets its name from an economic phenomenon seen in Holland. The discovery of natural gas reserves in Holland in the 1960s led to an economic slump in other sectors like manufacturing. It is the recession that hits other sectors when one industry dominates, or increases its exports. ... Similar Editorial : Mad Carb Disease by Kim Beardsmore. | Source : Business Acquisition
Running A Business Change management is a lot like artificial heart transplant surgery: A crucial surgical objective during the implantation of an artificial heart is to keep the patient alive while the surgery is going on. Not exactly a minor detail! Actually, keeping the patient alive turns out to be a p... Similar Editorial : Running Tips by Ryan Campbell. | Source : Business Tax
Program And Project Management 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. Program Management focuses on achieving an or... Similar Editorial : Careers In Project Management by . | Source : Corporate Training Course
Program Management... For A Change How do we begin to get a handle on change initiatives that were started last year....the majority of which either didn't get off the ground, lost steam somewhere along the way or just didn't produce any real results? How do we figure out which ones are key to our business? And how can we ensure th... Similar Editorial : Program and Project Management by hdinc. | Source : Six Sigma Process
Change Mastery: Lessons From A Theater Company 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.Imagine the performers crying out in anguish and despair at the thought of having to learn new lines in a new play.... Similar Editorial : Affiliate Program Mastery by Isaiah Hull. | Source : Balancing Work and Life
A Blindingly Stupid Example Of Change Management An airline president wanted his Boeing two-engine 737s to fly faster. He asked Boeing if they could help, and they assured him they could...so they added two additional engines to each airplane. After a few weeks of service with the added engines, the airline president asked his Operatio... Similar Editorial : A Stupid question by Robert J Farey. | Source : Six Sigma Process
