Monday 29 June 2009
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Pitfalls of Managing Change
"There
is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more
dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer
has enemies in all who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in
all who would profit by the new order.
The
lukewarmness arises partly from fear of their adversaries which have the law
and tradition in their favour and partly from the incredibility of mankind who
do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of
it."
Machiavelli (1513)
Thursday 4 June 2009
Reshuffle Your Cabinet
With a reshuffle in the air, what shoud Gordon Brown remember about change management?
1. Establish a sense of urgency - there's nothing worst than change that drags on, leaving everyone frutated in its wake.
2. Develop a vision and strategy - make sure you are clear on where you want to get to and when
3. Communicate the change vision - don't forget to tell everyone where the organisation is now headed for and why
4. Introduce new customs and practices - make change visible so that it doesn't just become bsuiness as usual
5. Empower a broad base of people to take action - action makes change happen, without it you are lost
6. Generate short term wins - and celebrate them appropriately
7. Consolidate, consolidate, consolidate
Good luck Gordon!
1. Establish a sense of urgency - there's nothing worst than change that drags on, leaving everyone frutated in its wake.
2. Develop a vision and strategy - make sure you are clear on where you want to get to and when
3. Communicate the change vision - don't forget to tell everyone where the organisation is now headed for and why
4. Introduce new customs and practices - make change visible so that it doesn't just become bsuiness as usual
5. Empower a broad base of people to take action - action makes change happen, without it you are lost
6. Generate short term wins - and celebrate them appropriately
7. Consolidate, consolidate, consolidate
Good luck Gordon!
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