Making change a strategic capability I have been working on a capability model for change recently and then preparing to teach a course on strategy as part of a management qualification. Putting the two together brings me to a conclusion that the one thing an organisation has to be able to do to survive is …
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Using a capability model for organisation change
Change Capability Model We have developed a simple capability model for organisation change. The purpose is to better understand the nature of organisation change and how people go about it. The model allows us to explain what sort of training is useful given the organisation’s capability maturity (i.e. the level they are at). It also …
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Change saturation – change centres on stakeholders
Its the stakeholders that decide if a change is a success or failure. No matter how hard the change team plan a change, nor how creatively the team designs a change; if the stakeholders don’t buy in the change will not happen. Prosci are collecting data for their next research survey of organisations. To promote …
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WRAP up your change
Have you discovered the Heath Brothers? I hadn’t until I read an article in the McKinsey Quarterly Journal for April this year called ‘Making Great Decisions‘. The brothers have written 3 books and their latest is on decision making. This is a particular interest of mine as it relates to inherent team performance. The Heath …
Change Analytics
Businesses are starting to make their use of big data a competitive advantage. A recent report from the MIT SLoan School of Management investigates the use of data in organisations (not just business). In the Economist recently they reported on the use of data in social science. For instance an analysis of mobile phone records …
C4CM qualifications in context
Our awarded QCF credits (Qualifications Credit Framework) are ideal for toping up on continuing professional development (CPD) and can be used to apply for other post graduate qualifications such as Diplomas and Degree programmes. The qualifications are offered in modules that are appropriate for both change professionals and strategic managers. They work well to evidence …
Prosci second free webinar series for 2013
Prosci and the Change Management Learning Center have released the second free webinar series for 2013. This special six-part series includes a selection of webinars that we feel you may find of interest. The webinars are run from the east coast in the US so they happen from 4pm to 5:30pm here in the UK …
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Rate of change increases
If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside; the end is in sight. Jack Welch In a recent comment column in the Economist, Schumpeter notes that in 1980 (just 30 years ago) a company in the top fifth of its industry had a 10% chance of falling …
Strategy and change
I teach a course on strategy in a local management centre so I am keen on the link between strategy, change and operational excellence. I have just read a review in the Economist of a new book on strategy by A. G. Lafley and Roger Martin in which they describe how they turned Proctor & …
What about those small change projects?
Small Projects When training in organisations I often come across line managers who are running quite small change projects. They typically involve only 2-4 staff (mostly part-time) and some IT resource. A typical scope might be: Change a process or data collection to meet a new statutory requirement Introduce a new form to collect data, …