About Writer Get a free copy of the 250-page change manifesto "Change is the Rule" at... http://www.hdinc.com/change-management/ Dutch Holland is principal and founder of Holland & Davis, LLC - a Houston-based consulting firm of 50+ professionals specializing in helping clients implement change.
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
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
Managing Technology Risks - Industrial-Strength Change Management 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!). An...... Similar Editorial : Hypertension Causes and Risks by mikeherman1. | Source : Science Toys
